粵

痛tung3失sat1

tung3 sat1tòng shī

English

  1. to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)
  2. to miss out on (an opportunity)
  3. to fail to gain (victory etc)
  4. painfully lost; to bereave

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 痛心噉失去

Examples

  • 一場地震令佢痛失親人。

    The earthquake bereaved him of his family.

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

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