斷 (tyun5 dyun6 dyun3 | duan4) : break; cut off; judge; absolutely

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斷

tyun5 dyun6 dyun3

duan4

[粵] tyun5 dyun6 [普] duan4
[1] break; snap; sever
[2] cut off; stop; interrupt
[3] give up; abstain from; quit

[粵] dyun3 [普] duan4
[1] judge; decide; determine
[2] absolutely; definitely

In Cantonese, "tyun5" is the colloquial pronunciation used mainly in everyday speech while "dyun6" is the literary counterpart used mainly in formal situations.

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Level: 3

Radical: 斤 (#69)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

斷 / 断

This word has been viewed 12433 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Apr 2013 23:03

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斷送 dyun6 sung3 duan4 song4 = forfeit

斷裂 tyun5 lit6 duan4 lie4 = break and split; split

一刀兩斷 jat1 dou1 loeng5 dyun6 = to sever (relations) at a stroke

不斷 bat1 tyun5 bu4*2 duan4 = unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

中斷 zung1 tyun5/dyun6 zhong1 duan4 = to discontinue; to break off

診斷 can2 dyun3 zhen3 duan4 = diagnose; diagnosis

斷絕 tyun5 zyut6 duan4 jue2 = to sever; to break off

斷斷續續 tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 duan4 duan4 xu4 xu4 = intermittent; off-and-on; intermittently

斷定 dyun3 ding6 duan4 ding4 = to come to a conclusion

雞啄唔斷 gai1 doeng1 m4 tyun5 = non-stop chatter; talking too much 粵

判斷 pun3 dyun3; pun3 dyun6 pan4 duan4 = [1] to decide; [2] to determine

果斷 gwo2 dyun3 guo3 duan4 = decisive

斷斷 dyun3 dyun3 duan4 duan4 = absolutely

壟斷 lung5 dyun6 long3 duan4 = enjoy market dominance, monopolize

推斷 teoi1 dyun3 = conclude; deduce; extrapolate; infer

斷然 dyun6 jin4 duan4 ran2 = absolutely; firmly

當機立斷 dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 = make a prompt decision

斷骨 tyun5 gwat1 duan4 gu3 = bone break/fracture

斷估 dyun3 gu2 = make a wild guess 粵

剪斷 zin2 tyun5 jian3 duan4 = to cut with scissors into two or more pieces; clipping; nip; snip

整斷 zing2 tyun5 = to damage (long slender object) into two or three pieces

不中斷的 bat1 zung1 tyun5/dyun6 dik1 bu4 zhong1 duan4 de5 = unbroken 國

不斷地嘮叨 bat1 tyun5 dei6 lou4 dou1 bu4 duan4 di4 lao2 dao1 = to nag 國

不斷的 bat1 tyun5 dik1 bu4 duan4 de5 = ongoing 國

壟斷販賣 lung5 dyun6 faan3 maai6 long3 duan4 fan4 mai4 = monopoly

診斷功能 can2 dyun3 gung1 nang4 zhen3 duan4 gong1 neng2 = diagnostic function

斷斷續續的戰爭 tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 dik1 zin3 zang1 = sporadic fighting 國

拗斷 aau2 tyun5 = to break off by bending

斷續 tyun5 zuk6 duan4 xu4 = intermittent; juncture

斷言 dyun3 jin4 = allege: affirm; say with certainty; assert categorically

打斷 daa2 tyun5 = to interrupt; to cut short

判斷是非黑白 pun3 dyun3 si6 fei1 hak1 baak6 = distinguish right and wrong (verb)

切斷 cit3 dyun6 qie1 duan4 = cut off; sever; amputate

弄斷 lung6 tyun5 nong4 duan4 = to break

扭斷 nau2 tyun5 niu3 duan4 = twist off

折斷 zit3 tyun5 zhe2 duan4 = snap something off, break something off

拉斷 laai1 tyun5 la1 duan4 = snap

砍斷 ham2 tyun5 kan3 duan4 = chop down; stump

阻斷 zo2 tyun5 zu3 duan4 = to block, obstruct; interdiction

投鞭斷流 tau4 bin1 tyun5 lau4 tou2 bian1 duan4 liu2 = (of forces) numerous and powerful

拆斷 caak3 tyun5 = break off, break away by using force

決斷 kyut3 dyun3 jue2 duan4 = to decide

斷米路 tyun5 mai5 lou6 = to ruin one's career 粵

斷尾 tyun5 mei5 = to be completely cured 粵

斷根 tyun5 gan1 duan4 gen1 = to be completely cured; to effect a permanent cure

斷片 dyun6 pin3 / tyun5 pin2 duan4 pian4 = 1.a fragment 2. (Canto only) blackout after drinking too much

斷頭臺 dyun6 tau4 toi4 = a guillotine

斷路器 dyun6 lou6 hei3 duan4 lu4 qi4 = a circuit breaker; also 斷路開關

斷路開關 dyun6 lou6 hoi1 gwaan1 = a circuit breaker

斷臂 dyun6 bei3 duan4 bi4 = armless; cut-off/broken arm(s)

斷正 tyun5 zeng3 duan4 zheng4 = caught in the act; caught red-handed 粵

斷章取義 dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6 duan4 zhang1 qu3 yi4 = quote out of context

斷子絕孫 tyun5 zi2 zyut6 syun1 duan4 zi3 jue2 sun1 = a curse, that you may die without sons

妄下斷語 mong5 haa6 dyun3 jyu5 wang4 xia4 duan4 yu3 = to presumptuously pass a judgment on sb.

啞佬斷奶 aa2 lou2 tyun5 naai5 ya3 lao3 duan4 nai3 = unable to express one's pain; unable to vocalize one's hardships 粵

斷氣 tyun5 hei3 duan4 qi4 = stop breathing

斷搶 dyun3 coeng2 duan4 qiang3 = to practically scramble for; to fight for sth.; to vie for 粵

裁斷 coi4 dyun3 cai2 duan4 = contemplate and decide

酒精戒斷症候群 zau2 zing1 gaai3 dyun6 zing3 hau6 kwan4 jiu3 jing1 jie4 duan4 zheng4 hou4 qun2 = alcohol withdrawl syndrome

武斷 mou5 tyun5/dyun6 wu3 duan4 = arbitrary, subjective, dogmatic

斷電 tyun5 din6 duan4 dian4 = electrical power failure

斷水 tyun5 seoi2 duan4 shui3 = cut off one's source of wealth or income 粵

間斷 gaan3 dyun6 jian4 duan4 = discontinuous; intermitten

斷癮 tyun5 jan5 = to quit an addiction

字彙判斷任務 zi6 wai6/wui6 pun3 dyun3 jam6 mou6 zi4 hui4 pan4 duan4 ren4 wu4 = character decision task

詞彙判斷 ci4 wui6 pun3 dyun3 ci2 hui4 pan4 duan4 = [ling.] lexical decision

詞彙判斷任務 ci4 wui6 pun3 dyun3 jam6 mou6 ci2 hui4 pan4 duan4 ren4 wu4 = [ling.] lexical decision task

詞彙判斷作業 ci4 wui6 pun3 dyun3 zok3 jip6 ci2 hui4 pan4 duan4 zuo4 ye4 = [ling.] lexical decision task

愛克斯光診斷 oi3 hak1 si1 gwong1 can2 dyun3 ai4 ke4 si3 guang1 zhen3 duan4 = roentgen; x-ray diagnosis

優柔寡斷 jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun6 = hesitant

斷椎 tyun5 zeoi1 duan4 zhui1 = execution by breaking of the vertebra

反壟斷法 faan2 lung5 dyun6 faat3 fan3 long3 duan4 fa3 = anti-trust law; legislation against monopolies

慎謀能斷 san6 mau4 nang4 dyun3 shen4 mou2 neng2 duan4 = carefully strategize and have sound judgement

斷背山 dyun6 bui3 saan1 duan4 bei4 shan1 = Brokeback Mountain

Showing all 5 examples containing 斷

提子係斷斤賣架粵
The grapes are sold according to their weight.

我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲粵
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.

掹拫條繩嚟但又唔好剒斷佢粵
Pull the string taut but do not yank till it snaps.

斷咗幾條憑骨粵
Broke a few rib bones

我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
[In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]

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