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告訴

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gao3 su3
POJ: kàu-sù
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to tell, to inform, to let someone know
告訴

Mandarin distinguishes a neutral-tone 'to tell' sense from a full-tone legal 'to file a complaint' sense for this same written word, a distinction that may not map cleanly onto the single given Teochew reading; the common 'to tell' sense was picked as primary.

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