岔 (caa3) — interrupt or change the topic in Cantonese

caa˗₃岔

Mandarin Pinyin: cha4

Meaning of 岔

nouninterrupt or change the topic

nounaccident; trouble; mistake

nounfork; branch; forked road

noun(of voice) sound unnatural; become hoarse

nounstagger; space out

noundiverge; branch off

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好daaˊ²打caat˗₃岔wo˗₃喎

Don't interrupt.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日daaˊ²打caat˗₃岔

He always interrupts.

ngoˏ₅我gongˊ²講ganˊ²緊jeˏ₅嘢，,唔mˎ₄好houˊ²打daaˊ²岔

I'm talking, don't interrupt.

neiˏ₅你jauˍ₆又daaˊ²打caat˗₃岔？

You're interrupting again?

cingˊ²請matˍ₆勿daaˊ²打caat˗₃岔

Please do not interrupt.

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