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  tyun5 dyun6 dyun3   jyutping
  duan4   pinyin
[] tyun5 dyun6 [] duan4
[1] break; snap; sever
[2] cut off; stop; interrupt
[3] give up; abstain from; quit

[] dyun3 [] 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.
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 18
Level: 3
Radical: (#69)

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

This word has been viewed 12365 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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detail  dyun6 sung3  duan4 song4 = forfeit
detail  tyun5 lit6  duan4 lie4 = break and split; split
detail  jat1 dou1 loeng5 dyun6   = to sever (relations) at a stroke
detail  bat1 tyun5  bu4*2 duan4 = unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
detail  zung1 tyun5/dyun6  zhong1 duan4 = to discontinue; to break off
detail  can2 dyun3  zhen3 duan4 = diagnose; diagnosis
detail  tyun5 zyut6  duan4 jue2 = to sever; to break off
detail  tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6  duan4 duan4 xu4 xu4 = intermittent; off-and-on; intermittently
detail  dyun3 ding6  duan4 ding4 = to come to a conclusion
detail  gai1 doeng1 m4 tyun5   = non-stop chatter; talking too much
See all 74 compounds (CantoDict reports 76 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 斷
detail 提子
The grapes are sold according to their weight.
detail 斷估原來真係廿
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.
detail 唔好
Pull the string taut but do not yank till it snaps.
detail
Broke a few rib bones
detail 我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用傳單實在討厭
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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