粵

撇pit3開hoi1

simp撇开
pit3 hoi1piē kāi

English

  1. to disregard; to leave aside
  2. to not care temporarily
  3. to get rid of, to discard

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 撇除;暫時唔理
  2. 用手撥開,暫時唔理住

Examples

  • 撇開費用不說,建這座橋也會耗費不少的時間。

    Apart from the cost, it will take long to build the bridge.

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  • 暫時撇開唔講先。

    We won't talk about it just yet. ----

  • 佢想拖過嚟,但係我撇開咗佢隻手。

    She tried to hold my hand but I moved my hand away.

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

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