甩 (lat1 | shuai3) : to lose; to get rid of; to leave behind

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甩

lat1

shuai3

[1] lose; get rid of [2] leave somebody behind; throw off [3] throw; fling; swing

Stroke count: 5

Level: 3

Radical: 用 (#101)

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

甩

Don't confuse with:
用

This word has been viewed 11875 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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走甩 zau2 lat1 = to escape from capture 粵

麻甩佬 maa4 lat1 lou2 = pervert, man who harasses women; a bastard 粵

甩手 lat1 sau2 = refuse to do; swing one's arm

賣甩 maai6 lat1 = to sell off; to get rid of 粵

撇甩 pit3 lat1 = get rid of 粵

甩難 lat1 naan4*6 = off the hook; get out of trouble 粵

戒甩 gaai3 lat1 = to stop or give up successfully (a vice or habit)

戒得甩 gaai3 dak1 lat1 = to stop or give up successfully (a vice or habit)

直筆甩 zik6 bat1 lat1 = very straight 粵

甩骹 lat1 gaau3 = dislocated joint 粵

冬甩 dung1 lat1 = a doughnut; a donut (as a loanword) 粵

甩牙 lat1 ngaa4 shuai3 ya2 = to lose teeth

甩皮 lat1 pei4 shuai3 pi2 = to strip (clothing)

甩色 lat1 sik1 = to fade (color, etc) 粵

甩身 lat1 san1 shuan3 shen1 = extricate oneself; off the hook 粵

甩頭髮 lat1 tau4 faat3 = to lose hair

甩鬚 lat1 sou1 = to lose face 粵

掹甩 mang1 lat1 = to pull sth (from pockets, boxes, etc) 粵

甩底 lat1 dai2 = no-show; stand sb up 粵

甩骹 lat1 gaau3 = to dislocate a joint 粵

甩大牙 lat1 daai6 ngaa4 = tell a lie 粵

甩掉 lat1 diu6 shuai3 diao4 = to get rid of, to throw off

甩拖 lat1 to1 = bid sb goodbye; the ending of a love relationship 粵

甩皮甩骨 lat1 pei4 lat1 gwat1 = to be in bad shape; to have been knocked around (lit., "get rid of skin, get rid of bones") 粵

甩繩馬騮 lat1 sing4*2 maa5 lau4*1 = crazed, uncontrolled; unruly 粵

麻甩 maa4 lat1 = bloke; jerk; moron 粵

麻甩仔 maa4 lat1 zai2 = pervert; man who harasses women 粵

糖不甩 tong4 bat1 lat1 = glutinous rice balls in syrup 粵

甩肺 lat1 fai3 = to be beaten up badly; to be very tired 粵

激到甩肺 gik1 dou3 lat1 fai3 = to be very pissed; to flare up or explode with rage 粵

甩褲 lat1 fu3 = to drop one's trousers ("to drop trou") 粵

尖筆甩 zim1 bat1 lat1 = very sharp 粵

忙到甩轆 mong4 dou3 lat1 luk1 mang2 dao4 shuai3 lu4 = busy over one's head, super busy 粵

唔甩色嘅 m4 lat1 sik1 ge3 = colorfast (said of textiles) 粵

甩嘴 lat1 zeoi2 shuai3 zui3 = 1. lip sync error 2. to forget one's lyrics while singing 粵

甩甩離 lat1 lat1 lei4 shuai3 shuai3 li2 = on the verge of falling off; about to come off 粵

甩賣 lat1 maai6 shuai3 mai4 = to mark down (the price of goods); to sell off cheap

走唔甩 zau2 m4 lat1 = can't run away/can't escape 粵

打風打唔甩 daa2 fung1 daa2 m4 lat1 = very stable 粵

甩漏 lat1 lau6 shuai3 lou4 = omit; leave out by accident 粵

輸到甩褲 syu1 dou3 lat1 fu3 = to lose heavily 粵

冇油唔甩鑊 mou5 jau4*2 m4 lat1 wok6 = without offering something (e.g.money), it's hard to get things done. 粵

抬棺材甩褲 toi4 gun1 coi4 lat1 fu3 tai2 guan1 cai2 shuai3 ku4 = extremely embarrassing 粵

Showing 1 example containing 甩

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

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