粵

拗aau2斷tyun5

simp拗断
aau2 tyun5ǎo duàn

English

  1. (dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
  2. to snap; to bend and break

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將一啲長條形嘅物件喺佢嘅兩段向垂直於件物件嘅相同方向用力,令物件嘅中間抵受唔住力矩而斷開。

Examples

  • 佢拗斷咗枝鉛筆。

    He snapped the pencil in half.

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

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