yo [－－]

Jyutping y o
Pinyin yo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    outgoing; sociable
  2. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    to socialize with; to interact with
  3. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, euphemistic
    Used in certain interjections to replace vulgar verbs.
  4. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    to act in an outgoing manner

yo [－－]

Jyutping jou1
Pinyin yo

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 感嘆詞、俚語
    友善​或者​輕佻​地​叫​人時​用​嘅​感​嘆​詞
    an interjection used to call someone with a tone of friendliness or frivolity
    • Yo！早晨呀！
      Yo！早晨呀！
      jou1! zou2 san4 aa3!
      Yo! Good morning!
  2. 形容詞、潮語
    善​於​交際​又​有​吸引力
    sociable and charming
    • 係咪入到大學就要變到好yo？
      系咪入到大学就要变到好yo？
      hai6 mai6 jap6 dou3 daai6 hok6 zau6 jiu3 bin3 dou3 hou2 jou1?
      Does all of us have to become sociable when we get into university ?
  3. 反義詞
    摺
  4. 動詞、潮語
    用調​笑​，​搭訕​方式​認識​新​朋友
    to make new friends by playful flirting or by chatting up
    • yo女
      yo女
      jou1 neoi2
      to playfully chat up with girls
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她名叫Yotchan。
    她名叫Yotchan。
    tā míng jiào yotchan。
    • She goes under the name of Yotchan.
  2. Mandarin
    父母为孩子取名作"Akiyoshi"。
    父母為孩子取名作"Akiyoshi"。
    fù mǔ wèi hái zi qǔ míng zuò "akiyoshi"。
    • The parents named the baby Akiyoshi.
  3. Mandarin
    Youtube不是个好网站。
    Youtube不是個好網站。
    youtube bú shi gè hǎo wǎng zhàn 。
    • YouTube is not a good website.
  4. Mandarin
    我的车是Toyota做的。
    我的車是Toyota做的。
    wǒ de chē shì toyota zuò de 。
    • My car is a Toyota.
  5. Mandarin
    开始你自己的 YouTube 频道。
    開始你自己的 YouTube 頻道。
    kāi shǐ nǐ zì jǐ de youtube pín dào 。
    • Start your own YouTube channel.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个 YouTube 频道专门将啲生锈嘅旧玩具还原。
    呢個 YouTube 頻道專門將啲生鏽嘅舊玩具還原。
    ni1 go3 ju1 tup1 pan4 dou6 zyun1 mun4 zoeng1 di1 saang1 sau3 ge3 gau6 wun6 geoi6 waan4 jyun4
    • This YouTube Channel shows how to restore old rusty toys.
  2. Cantonese
    YouTube 乜都有得你睇。
    YouTube 乜都有得你睇。
    ju1 tup1 mat1 dou1 jau5 dak1 nei5 tai2
    • There are many different kinds of videos on YouTube for you.
  3. Cantonese
    thank you 晒
    thank you 晒
    feng1 kiu4 saai3
    • thank you very much
  4. Cantonese
    thank you 你
    thank you 你
    feng1 kiu4 nei5
    • thank you, literally: thank you you
  5. Cantonese
    陈太乜你今日着到咁young嘅？
    陳太乜你今日着到咁young嘅？
    can4 taai2 mat1 nei5 gam1 jat6 zoek3 dou3 gam2 jaang1 ge2?
    • Mrs Chan, why are you dressed so young today?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    东南形胜，三吴都会，钱塘自古繁华。烟柳画桥，风帘翠幕，参差十万人家。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Watching the Tidal Bore 望海潮, by Liu Yong 柳永, Northern Song Dynasty; Translated by Xu Yuanchong 许渊冲Dōngnán xíngshèng, sānwú dōuhuì, qiántáng zìgǔ fánhuá. Yānliǔ huà qiáo, fēnglián cuì mù, cānchā shíwàn rénjiā. [Pinyin]Scenic splendor southeast of River BlueAnd capital of ancient Kindom Wu,Qiantang's as flourishing as e'er.
    东南形胜，三吴都会，钱塘自古繁华。烟柳画桥，风帘翠幕，参差十万人家。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Watching the Tidal Bore 望海潮, by Liu Yong 柳永, Northern Song Dynasty; Translated by Xu Yuanchong 许渊冲Dōngnán xíngshèng, sānwú dōuhuì, qiántáng zìgǔ fánhuá. Yānliǔ huà qiáo, fēnglián cuì mù, cānchā shíwàn rénjiā. [Pinyin]Scenic splendor southeast of River BlueAnd capital of ancient Kindom Wu,Qiantang's as flourishing as e'er.
    Ｔｈｅ ｓｍｏｋｅｌｉｋｅ ｗｉｌｌｏｗｓ ｆｒｏｍ a ｗｉｎｄｐｒｏｏｆ ｓｃｒｅｅｎ ；
    • Adorned with painted birdges and curtains green,
      A hundred thousand houses spread out here and there.
  2. Mandarin
    你会不会忽然地出现 在街角的咖啡店 我会带着笑脸 挥手寒暄 和你坐着聊聊天 [MSC, simp.]From: 2007, 陈奕迅 (lyrics 施立), 《好久不见》nǐ huìbùhuì hūrán de chūxiàn, zài jiējiǎo de kāfēidiàn, wǒ huì dài zhe xiàoliǎn, huīshǒu hánxuān, hé nǐ zuò zhe liáoliáotiān [Pinyin]Will you suddenly show up,
    你会不会忽然地出现 在街角的咖啡店 我会带着笑脸 挥手寒暄 和你坐着聊聊天 [MSC, simp.]From: 2007, 陳奕迅 (lyrics 施立), 《好久不見》nǐ huìbùhuì hūrán de chūxiàn, zài jiējiǎo de kāfēidiàn, wǒ huì dài zhe xiàoliǎn, huīshǒu hánxuān, hé nǐ zuò zhe liáoliáotiān [Pinyin]Will you suddenly show up,
    Ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｃａｆé ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｒｅｅｔ ｃｏｒｎｅｒ ？
    • I would smile and wave to you,
      Greet you, and have a chat with you.
  3. Mandarin
    1990年，随着谭咏麟、张国荣淡出香港流行乐坛，刘德华、张学友、李克勤和Beyond乐队相继冒起。
    1990年，隨着譚詠麟、張國榮淡出香港流行樂壇，劉德華、張學友、李克勤和Beyond樂隊相繼冒起。
    １９９０ nián ， suí zhe tán yǒng lín ， zhāng guó róng dàn chū xiāng gǎng liú xíng yuè tán ， liú dé huá ， zhāng xué yǒu ， lǐ kè qín hé Ｂｅｙｏｎｄ yuè duì xiàng jì mào qǐ ．
    • In 1990, in the wake of the fading away of Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung from the Hong Kong popular music world, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Hacken Lee, and Beyond rose in succession.