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  lei4   jyutping
  li2   pinyin
[1] leave; depart from; be separate from
[2] be away from; be at a distance from
[3] be without; be independent of

verb
Stroke count: 19
Level: 2
Radical: (#172)

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

This word has been viewed 12918 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th May 2013 11:32

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detail  lei4 hoi1  li2 kai1 = to leave; to depart; to separate
detail  gaak3 lei4   = to isolate, to separate; isolation
detail  lei4 fan1  li2 hun1 = to divorce
detail  lei4 pou2  li2 pu3 = ridiculous; too much
detail  lei4 hei3   = incompetent; disadvantageous
detail  keoi5 lei4  ju4 li2 = distance; to distance; to be apart
detail  tyut3 lei4  tuo1 li2 = break away from
detail  tyut3 lei4 bun2 tai4  tuo1 li2 ben3 ti2 = to change the subject; to digress from the topic under discussion
detail  tyut3 lei4 gwaan1 hai6  tuo1 li2 guan1 xi4 = to break off relations; to cut ties
detail  tyut3 lei4 sat6 zai3  tuo1 li2 shi2 ji4 = to be out of touch with reality
See all 103 compounds (CantoDict reports 105 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 離
detail audio 睇到封信時候已經離開香港
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]
detail 一日蘋果醫生遠離
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.
detail 邊度
Where will you work in the future?
detail audio 危難,"不需上前";,"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.
detail 蹣跚爸爸離開我哋
Father left us when you were still tottering while learning to walk.
detail 香港英文脫離
The English spoken in Hong Kong is worse than before.
[Lit. Hong Kong [possessive particle] English broken away-already]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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