粵

棄hei3置zi3

simp弃置
hei3 zi3qì zhì

English

  1. to throw away
  2. to discard
  3. to discard; to lie idle

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將唔要嘅嘢留低喺某個地方

Examples

  • 一對年輕日本夫婦,把一歲大的親生嬰兒放進膠袋,棄置於排水溝中,於五月十八日被捕。

    On May 18, a young Japanese couple was arrested after their one-year-old baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a gutter.

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  • 警方發現一名初生嬰兒被人棄置喺垃圾房。

    The police found an abandoned new-born baby in a refuse chamber.

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

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