斬纜

Chinese

		behead; chop	cable; hawser
trad. (斬纜)		斬	纜
simp. (斩缆)		斩	缆

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam² laam^6-2 / zaam² laam⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaam² laam^6-2 / zaam² laam⁶
    • Yale: jáam láam / jáam laahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam² laam^6-2 / dzaam² laam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zam² lam^6-2 / zam² lam⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːm³⁵ laːm²²⁻³⁵/, /t͡saːm³⁵ laːm²²/

Verb

斬纜 (Cantonese)

1. to cut ropes, especially those between a rowboat and a motorboat
2. to sever ties; to break up
3. to halt something in progress
4. to cut one's losses in investment

See also

• 拍拖 (pāituō)