斷 (tyun5 dyun6) — give up; abstain from; quit in Cantonese
tyunˏ₅斷简 断
Mandarin Pinyin: duan4
Meaning of 斷
noungive up; abstain from; quit
nounbreak; snap; sever
nouncut off; stop; interrupt
noun(verb) stop (breathe)
Example Sentences with 斷
提子係斷斤賣架
The grapes are sold according to their weight.
我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.
掹拫條繩嚟但又唔好剒斷佢
Pull the string taut but do not yank till it snaps.
斷咗幾條憑骨
Broke a few rib bones
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋batˉ¹不dyunˍ₆斷sauˉ¹收douˊ²到niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲mouˏ₅冇jungˍ₆用ge˗₃嘅cyunˎ₄傳daan1,單﹐satˍ₆實zoiˍ₆在touˊ²討jim3.厭。
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
Words Containing 斷
整斷zing2 tyun5
to damage (long slender object) into two or three pieces
不斷地嘮叨bat1 tyun5 dei6 lou4 dou1
to nag
斷斷續續tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6
intermittent; off-and-on; intermittently
判斷pun3 dyun3
to decide;
斷估dyun3 gu2
make a wild guess
打斷daa2 tyun5
to interrupt; to cut short
斷絕tyun5 zyut6
to sever; to break off
診斷can2 dyun3
diagnose; diagnosis
斷斷續續的戰爭tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 dik1 zin3 zang1
sporadic fighting
斷臂dyun6 bei3
armless; cut-off/broken arm(s)
阻斷zo2 tyun5
to block, obstruct; interdiction
斷路器dyun6 lou6 hei3
a circuit breaker; also 斷路開關
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