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

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

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) to charge (to accuse of a crime)
Synonyms: 控告 (kònggào), 指控 (zhǐkòng), 控訴 / 控诉 (kòngsù), 起訴 / 起诉 (qǐsù)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) to charge (to require payment)
Synonym: 收費 / 收费 (shōufèi)

Noun

叉廚

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) charge (legal accusation)
Synonyms: 控告 (kònggào), 指控 (zhǐkòng), 控訴 / 控诉 (kòngsù), 起訴 / 起诉 (qǐsù)

落叉廚／落叉厨 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― lok⁶ caa¹ cyu⁴ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) charge (payment; amount)
Synonym: 收費 / 收费 (shōufèi)

See also

叉能廚／叉能厨 (“to challenge”)