粵

分fan1手sau2

fan1 sau2fēn shǒu

English

  1. to part company
  2. to break up; to end a romantic relationship
  3. to split up
  4. to say goodbye; to part ways
  5. to break up

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 結束兩人嘅情侶關係
  2. 相聚後分開;離別

Examples

  • 佢哋終於分手,結束咗三年嘅感情。

    They finally broke up after having been together for three years. ----

  • 我喺車站同朋友分手,然後返屋企。

    I parted ways with my friend at the station, then went home.

  • 嗰晚同大家分咗手之後,我先醒起自己未夾返食飯錢。

    That night after parting ways with everyone, I realised I'd forgotten to pay back my share of the dinner check. (This would be a situation where one person paid at the restaurant with the understanding that everyone else would pay him or her back for their portion before parting ways.)

  • 「點解我哋分手?」「我真係好鍾意Tom ,但對佢嚟講我係朋友多過情人。」

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 「喂,喺湯姆同瑪麗嘅最後一集發生咗啲咩事?」「佢哋最後分手咗。唔係好嚴重嘅事!佢哋好深愛對方。」

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我们分手吧。

    We should break up.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我想和她分手。

    I mean to break up with her.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 我打算與她分手。

    I plan to break up with her.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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