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tyun5 dyun6 dyun3
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[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.
Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 18
Level: 3
Radical: 斤 (#69)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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斷送
dyun6 sung3 = forfeit
斷裂
tyun5 lit6 = break and split; split
一刀兩斷
jat1 dou1 loeng5 dyun6 = to sever (relations) at a stroke
不斷
bat1 tyun5 = unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
中斷
zung1 tyun5/dyun6 = to discontinue; to break off
診斷
can2 dyun3 = diagnose; diagnosis
斷絕
tyun5 zyut6 = to sever; to break off
斷斷續續
tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 = intermittent; off-and-on; intermittently
斷定
dyun3 ding6 = to come to a conclusion
雞啄唔斷
gai1 doeng1 m4 tyun5 = non-stop chatter; talking too much 粵See all 74 compounds (CantoDict reports 76 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 5 examples containing 斷
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.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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