粵

流lau4產caan2

simp流产
lau4 caan2liú chǎn

English

  1. to have a miscarriage
  2. (fig.) to fail; to fall through
  3. to have a miscarriage ----
  4. (of plans) to fall through; to abort prematurely

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (醫學)懷孕未滿二十週,或體重未達五百公克而出生又唔能夠存活落嚟嘅胎兒,稱為「流產」;亦稱為「小喜」、「小產」
  2. 引伸指計劃或事情成形前中止;失敗

Examples

  • 母牛流产了。

    The cow cast her calf.

    Tatoeba · patricedenis CC BY

  • 蕾拉流产了。

    Layla had a miscarriage.

    Tatoeba · cxpadonis CC BY

  • 呢個發展計劃因為各方阻力而流產。

    This development project was aborted because of resistance from many parties.

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

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