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告訴

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Mandarin · pinyin gào sù#

to press charges; to file a complaint

Mandarin · pinyin gào su#

to tell; to inform; to let know

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告: gào · tell, announce, inform; accuse
訴: Look up this written character
诉: sù · accuse; sue; inform; narrate

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4–4 · gao4 su4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gou3 sou3

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verb

to tell; to inform

verb

(formal, law) to file a lawsuit; to file a complaint (especially for those minor offences that require the victim's consent to prosecute)
(obsolete) to appeal to; to complain to

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