粵

斷tyun5尾mei5

simp断尾
tyun5 mei5duàn wěi

English

  1. (zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail
  2. (verb) completely ended; (of disease) completely cured and never relapsed
  3. (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail
  4. to end sth without further relapse; to be over for good; to be definitively finished (e.g. illness, relationships); literally: to cut off the tail

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 徹底了斷;令某樣嘢再冇後續

Examples

  • 佢個病成日返發,斷唔到尾。

    His illness often recurs and is not yet completely treated.

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

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