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打daa2消siu1

daa2 siu1dǎ xiāo

English

  1. to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
  2. to give up on
  3. to give up; to dispel (an idea, etc.)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 放棄(一個計劃、構思、諗法);喺香港粵語裏面,多數只會配「念頭」呢個字

Examples

  • 打消这种幼稚的念头吧。

    Get rid of those kinds of naive ideas.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 直到党委书记出面加以解释,才算打消了这种想法。

    Only when the Party Committee Secretary came in person to resolve it was this point of view dispelled entirely.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 我勸你都係打消追佢嘅念頭啦,佢已經有男朋友㗎喇。

    You should give up pursuing her. She has already got a boyfriend.

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

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