離 (lei4) — be without; be independent of in Cantonese
leiˎ₄離简 离
Mandarin Pinyin: li2
Meaning of 離
nounbe without; be independent of
nounleave; depart from; be separate from
nounbe away from; be at a distance from
noun(adjective) departed
Example Sentences with 離
你離緊去邊度做呀？
Where will you work in the future?
危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"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.
當你蹣跚學步時，爸爸離開咗我哋
Father left us when you were still tottering while learning to walk.
當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
jatˉ¹一jatˍ₆日jatˉ¹一pingˎ₄蘋gwoˊ²果，，醫jiˉ¹生sangˉ¹遠jyunˏ₅離leiˎ₄我。
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.
Words Containing 離
離奇有趣lei4 kei4 jau5 ceoi3
quaint
離晒罩lei4 saai3 zaau3
ridiculous; outrageous [syn.]離譜；離晒譜；離晒大譜
悲歡離合bei1 fun1 lei6 hap6
joys and sorrows; partings and reunions - vicissitudes of life
離去lei4 heoi3
go away; depart; leave
離離合合lei4 lei4 hap6 hap6
to seperate and reunite over and over again
秤不離砣cing3 bat1 lei4 to4
be inseparable from each other; be useless when one of the two is absent
離行離辣lei4 hong4 lei4 laat6
wildly inaccurate; off target
支離zi1 lei4
disperse, all broken up
不大離兒bat1 daai6 lei4 ji4
pretty close; just about right; not bad
種族隔離zung2 zuk6 gaak3 lei4
apartheid, racial segregation
不可分離bat1 ho2 fan1 lei4
inseparable
離子交換lei4 zi2 gaau1 wun6
ion exchange
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