粵

捨se2棄hei3

simp舍弃
se2 hei3shě qì

English

  1. to give up
  2. to abandon
  3. to abort
  4. (when faced with multiple options) to forego one or more so as to achieve a goal

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (通常指有多於一個選項嗰陣)一個人為咗達到一個目標,放棄其中一樣或者多於一樣嘢

Examples

  • 為咗養大小朋友,好多父母都捨棄咗自己嘅理想。

    In order to raise their kids, many parents have given up their own dreams.

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

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