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Chinese
Pronunciation 1
Verb
告訴
- to tell; to inform
請不要現在就告訴他。 [MSC, trad.]
请不要现在就告诉他。 [MSC, simp.]- Qǐng bùyào xiànzài jiù gàosu tā.
- Please don't tell him yet.
我爸爸告訴了我要去哪兒。 [MSC, trad.]
我爸爸告诉了我要去哪儿。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ bàba gàosu le wǒ yào qù nǎr.
- My dad told me where to go.
我還有一件很重要的事情要告訴你。 [MSC, trad.]
我还有一件很重要的事情要告诉你。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ háiyǒu yī jiàn hěn zhòngyào de shìqíng yào gàosu nǐ.
- I still have one very important thing to tell you.
你把這事告訴她,她必然跳腳。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
你把这事告诉她,她必然跳脚。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]- Nǐ bǎ zhè shì gàosu tā, tā bìrán tiàojiǎo.
- If you tell this to her, she will definitely go mad.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
告訴 (“to tell”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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告訴
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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告送
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Taiwan
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告訴
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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告送, 告訴
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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說給
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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給……說
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Wuhan
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告信
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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告送
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Hefei
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給……講
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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話……知
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Hong Kong
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話……知, 話畀……知, 話……聽, 話畀……聽
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Yangjiang
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話……知, 話知
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Gan
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Nanchang
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告送
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Hakka
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Meixian
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話……知
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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同……講
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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同……講
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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摎……講
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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同……講
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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同……講
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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拁……講
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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告, 告給
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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邀……話
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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共……講
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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共……講
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Quanzhou
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共……說
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Zhangzhou
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共……講
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Taipei
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共……講
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Kaohsiung
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共……講
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Penang (Hokkien)
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共……講
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Manila (Hokkien)
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共……說, 共……講
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Chaozhou
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個……呾
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Puning
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佮……呾
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Wu
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Shanghai
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告訴
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Suzhou
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告送, 告訴
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Hangzhou (Yuhang)
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告送
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Wenzhou
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匄……講, 告訴
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Xiang
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Changsha
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告送
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Shuangfeng
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話耗, 講耗, 告耗
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See also
Pronunciation 2
Verb
告訴
- (formal, law) to file a lawsuit against someone (especially minor offences that requires the victim's consent to prosecute.)
第一款罪,告訴的才處理。 [MSC, trad.]
第一款罪,告诉的才处理。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2017, 中华人民共和国刑法 (Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China), 第二百五十七条 (article 257)
- Dìyī kuǎn zuì, gàosù de cái chǔlǐ.
- Those committing crimes stipulated in the first paragraph of this article are to be investigated only if they are sued.
Synonyms
- 告
- 告狀 / 告状 (gàozhuàng)
- 打官司
- 指控 (zhǐkòng)
- 控告 (kònggào)
- 控訴 / 控诉 (kòngsù)
- 檢控 / 检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
- 爭訟 / 争讼 (zhēngsòng) (to litigate to resolve a dispute)
- 訴訟 / 诉讼 (sùsòng)
- 訴追 / 诉追 (sùzhuī)
- 起訴 / 起诉 (qǐsù)
- 追訴 / 追诉 (zhuīsù)
Derived terms
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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吿訴 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
告訴 • (kokuso)
- accusation, charge, lawsuit
Verb
告訴する • (kokuso suru) suru (stem 告訴し (kokuso shi), past 告訴した (kokuso shita))
- accuse, charge
- sue, bring a case against
References
Korean
Noun
告訴 • (goso) (hangeul 고소)
- hanja form? of 고소 (“accusation, charge, accuse, charge”)