叉廚

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (叉廚)		叉	廚
simp. (叉厨)		叉	厨
alternative forms		差廚／差厨
anagram		廚叉／厨叉

Etymology

Borrowed from English charge. Doublet of 叉 (“to charge; to recharge”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caa¹ cyu⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caa¹ cyu⁴
    • Yale: chā chyùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa¹ tsy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ca¹ qu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː²¹/

Verb

叉廚

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) to charge (to accuse of a crime)
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) to charge (to require payment)

Noun

叉廚

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) charge (legal accusation)

   落叉廚／落叉厨 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  lok⁶ caa¹ cyu⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) charge (payment; amount)

See also

• 叉能廚／叉能厨 (“to challenge”)