打call

Chinese

		beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	calling out; shouting
simp. and trad. (打call)		打	call

觀眾為歌手打call。

Etymology

call is English, influenced by Japanese コール (kōru), and refers to the act of fans “calling out” (i.e. shouting) and swaying their glow sticks together in live performances.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǎ-kōu, dǎ-kāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄡ, ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daa² ko¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎ call
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎkou
    • Wade–Giles: ta³-kʻou¹
    • Yale: dǎ-kōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daakou
    • Palladius: дакоу (dakou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎ call
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎkao
    • Wade–Giles: ta³-kʻao¹
    • Yale: dǎ-kāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daakau
    • Palladius: дакао (dakao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daa² ko¹
    • Yale: dá kō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daa² ko¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: da² ko¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taː³⁵ kʰɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

打call

1. (neologism, slang) to show one's support (by waving one's glow sticks and singing along at concerts); to cheer on; to encourage; to praise

   瘋狂打call／疯狂打call  ―  fēngkuáng dǎ call  ―  to fanatically cheer for