打消
daa2 siu1dǎ xiāo
English
- to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
- to give up on
- to give up; to dispel (an idea, etc.)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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.
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