粵

開hoi1齋zaai1

simp开斋
hoi1 zaai1kāi zhāi

English

  1. to stop following a vegetarian diet
  2. to break a drought (scoring the first point, closing the first deal, receive the first speeding ticket etc.)(Cantonese)
  3. to break a fast
  4. to break a fast or to quit a vegetarian diet for a religious purpose
  5. to achieve the first attempt in a certain period; to come across a breakthrough
  6. to have sex the first time between two people

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 結束只准食齋或者禁止進食嘅宗教儀式
  2. 達成某個時期內第一次嘅突破
  3. 兩人之間第一次發生性行為

Examples

  • 開齋節

    Eid al-Fitr or Feast of Breaking the Fast, celebrated on the last day of Ramadan ----

  • BB 開始食固體食物

    babies begin eating solid foods

  • 今日運氣麻麻,打咗三圈仲未開齋。

    I'm not very lucky today, I haven't won a game yet even after playing three rounds (of Mahjong).

  • 呢場比賽打到補時,終於由8號球員開齋,紅隊領先一比零。

    X ----

  • to close the first deal

  • to receive the first speeding ticket

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

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