TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
告訴
ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ · gàosù
verb — to tell; to inform
字源 FORM — what the parts do
告to announce, to declare (告別的告)gào牛(ox) + 口(mouth) — the sacrificial ox placed before the altar mouth; a formal declaration
訴to tell, to complain (傾訴的訴)sù言(speech) + 斥(chì, to expel; phonetic) — words pushed out with force; 斥 gives a rough sound
告訴，告白的告，傾訴的訴。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
牛（告：牛+口）端到口前，正式宣告；言（訴：言+斥）往外一推——就這樣說出去了。
The ox (告: 牛+口) brought before the mouth — a formal declaration; words (訴: 言+斥) pushed outward — that is the act of telling.
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