giu3 seng1叫聲叫声

Jyutpinggiu3 seng1

Yalegiu sēng

名詞Uncommon

Definition

The sound of a cry, scream, shout, or animal call.

colloquialanimalspeople

How it's used

Refers specifically to the sound produced by living beings rather than inanimate objects. While it covers human screams, it is most frequently used for animal sounds like barking, chirping, or meowing. It functions as a noun, so it is usually preceded by a classifier or a possessive particle.

Measure word

sing1聲sīng

Examples

nei5你teng1聽dou3到go2嗰zan6陣giu3叫seng1聲mei6未aa4呀？

Have you heard that scream yet?

zek3隻gau2狗faat3發ceot1出hou2好daai6大ge3嘅giu3叫seng1聲。

The dog let out a loud cry.

Common phrases

cai1淒lai6厲giu3叫seng1聲

shrill scream

faat3發ceot1出giu3叫seng1聲

to make a sound or cry

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the verb 叫, which means to call or to shout. Using 叫聲 when you mean the act of shouting is grammatically incorrect as it changes the word from an action to a noun.