號稱 [号称]

Jyutping hou6 cing1
Pinyin hào chēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be known as
  2. to be nicknamed
  3. to be purportedly
  4. to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    因為​某​一樣​特別​、​出名​嘅​嘢​而​得名
    to entitle; to claim to be
    • 喺古希臘嘅傳説入面，斯巴達王后號稱第一美人。
      喺古希腊嘅传说入面，斯巴达王后号称第一美人。
      hai2 gu2 hei1 lip6 ge3 cyun4 syut3 jap6 min6, si1 baa1 daat6 wong4 hau6 hou6 cing1 dai6 jat1 mei5 jan4.
      The queen of Sparta was known as the most beautiful woman in ancient Greek legends.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to claim to be
    (syn.) 陳述, 讲出来, 陈报, 聲言, 稱謂, 宣稱, 宣称, 敘述, 声称, 叙述, 称谓, 聲明, 陳說, 陳報, 声言, 叙说, 称述, 稱述, 述说, 陈述, 摆, 申明, 陈说, 敘說, 申言, 讲述, 聲稱, 講述, 講出來, 擺, 声明, 述說
  2. verb
    to be known as
    (syn.) 稱為, 称为
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1599
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他虽然号称自己是个社会主义者，但是其实他拥有两套房子还有一辆劳斯莱斯。
    他雖然號稱自己是個社會主義者，但是其實他擁有兩套房子還有一輛勞斯萊斯。
    tā suī rán hào chēng zì jǐ shì gè shè huì zhǔ yì zhě ， dàn shì qí shí tā yōng yǒu liǎng tào fáng zi hái yǒu yī liàng láo sī lái sī 。
    • He claims to be a socialist, and yet he has two houses and a Rolls Royce.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢号称中环㓥猪凳，入亲边间公司死边间。
    佢號稱中環劏豬凳，入親邊間公司死邊間。
    keoi5 hou6 cing1 zung1 waan4 tong1 zyu1 dang3, jap6 can1 bin1 gaan1 gung1 si1 sei2 bin1 gaan1.
    • He is called the Central doombringer, destroying whichever company he was in.
  2. Cantonese
    喺古希腊嘅传说入面，斯巴达王后号称第一美人。
    喺古希臘嘅傳説入面，斯巴達王后號稱第一美人。
    hai2 gu2 hei1 lip6 ge3 cyun4 syut3 jap6 min6, si1 baa1 daat6 wong4 hau6 hou6 cing1 dai6 jat1 mei5 jan4.
    • The queen of Sparta was known as the most beautiful woman in ancient Greek legends.