粵

失sat1散saan3

sat1 saan3shī sàn

English

  1. to lose touch with
  2. missing
  3. scattered
  4. separated from
  5. (of relatives or family members or friends) to be separated from and lose contact with each other for a prolonged period

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔見咗親人、朋友,之後過咗好耐都揾唔返

Examples

  • 我差點在人群中和你失散了。

    I all but lost you in the crowd.

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  • 佢哋因為一次火災失散咗。

    They were separated from each other after the fire and lost contact.

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

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