粵

斷tyun5纜laam6

tyun5 laam6duàn lǎninferred

English

  1. to break a cable or mooring
  2. (of a favourable trend or a winning streak) to stop

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 繩纜斷裂
  2. (好形勢或連勝)中止

Examples

  • 恆指十連升斷纜。

    The Hang Seng Index stops rising after gaining 10 days in a row.

  • 颱風吹到貨船斷纜。

    The typhoon broke the moorings from cargo ships. ----

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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