giu3 haam3叫喊
Jyutpinggiu3 haam3
Yalegiu haam
Definition
To shout, yell, or cry out at a very high volume.
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How it's used
Focuses on the act of producing a loud, often distressed or urgent, vocal sound. While it can describe intentional shouting, it is frequently used to describe involuntary cries caused by fear, pain, or extreme emotion. In casual daily speech, people often prefer simpler verbs like 嗌 or 大叫 to convey the same meaning.
Examples
Why are you shouting over there?
He was so scared that he kept on yelling.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 嗌交, which specifically refers to the act of arguing or quarreling. Using 叫喊 to describe a heated argument sounds overly formal or literary, as if describing a scene from a dramatic script.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
