粵

甩lat1拖to1

lat1 to1shuǎi tuō

English

  1. to break off a romantic relationship
  2. to break the promise, to let someone down; originally means the cable of tug boat breaks off
  3. to break up (in a relationship)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指失約,就如拖船拉纜鬆開唔牢固。
  2. 比喻同拍拖嘅另一半分手。

Examples

  • 你都甩咗拖成年,仲未有拖拍嘅?

    Yo had already broken up with your ex for a whole year, why you still not dating another one ?

  • 佢份人好穩陣架,托佢做嘢永無甩拖。

    He is a very careful person, once you assign a job to him, he will never break the promise. ----

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

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