丟〔丢〕 diu¹ {diū}

1. to lose
2. to put aside
3. to throw

丟假〔丢-〕 diu¹ gaa² {diū jiǎ}

to make a fool of oneself; embarassing

丟架〔丢-〕 diu¹ gaa² {diū jià}

to be embarrassed; to be ashamed; to lose face

丟生〔丢-〕 diu¹ sang¹ {diū shēng}

become rusty with a once perfected skill due to less practice or usage

丟疏〔丢-〕 diu¹ so¹ {diū shū}

become rusty with a once perfected skill due to less practice or usage

丟低〔丢-〕 diu⁶ dai¹ {diū dī}

to leave behind

丟丑〔丢-〕 diu¹ cau² {diū chǒu}

to lose face

丟掉〔丢-〕 diu¹ diu⁶ {diū diào}

1. to lose
2. to throw away
3. to discard
4. to cast away

丟官〔丢-〕 diu¹ gun¹ {diū guān}

(of an official) to lose one's job

丟下〔丢-〕 diu¹ haa⁶ {diū xià}

to abandon

丟棄〔丢弃〕 diu¹ hei³ {diū qì}

1. to discard
2. to abandon

丟開〔丢开〕 diu¹ hoi¹ {diū kāi}

1. to cast or put aside
2. to forget for a while

丟人〔丢-〕 diu¹ jan⁴ {diū rén}

to lose face

丟臉〔丢脸〕 diu¹ lim⁵ {diū liǎn}

1. to lose face
2. humiliation

丟命〔丢-〕 diu¹ ming⁶ {diū mìng}

to die

丟失〔丢-〕 diu¹ sat¹ {diū shī}

1. to lose
2. lost

丟手〔丢-〕 diu¹ sau² {diū shǒu}

1. to wash one's hands of sth
2. to have nothing further to do with sth

丟魂〔丢-〕 diu¹ wan⁴ {diū hún}

to be distracted

丟那媽〔丢-妈〕 diu¹ naa⁵ maa¹ {diū nà mā}

fuck one's mother (derog.)

丟眼角〔丢--〕 diu¹ ngaan⁵ gok³ {diū yǎn jiǎo}

wink to give out a hint

丟眼色〔丢--〕 diu¹ ngaan⁵ sik¹ {diū yǎn sè}

wink to give out a hint

丟生晒〔丢--〕 diu¹ saang¹ saai³ {diū shēng shài}

loss of a skill once mastered

丟疏咗〔丢--〕 diu¹ so¹ zo² {diū shū zuo}

one's skills getting rusty after years of no practice

丟到家〔丢--〕 diu¹ dou³ gaa¹ {diū dào jiā}

to lose (face) utterly

丟飯碗〔丢饭-〕 diu¹ faan⁶ wun² {diū fàn wǎn}

to lose one's job

丟面子〔丢--〕 diu¹ min⁶ zi² {diū miàn zi}

to lose face

丟卒保車〔丢--车〕 diu¹ zeot¹ bou² ce¹ {diū zú bǎo jū}

a strategic term in Chinese chess, meaning to sacrifice the weaker piece (soldier) to hold onto the powerful piece (castle)

丟人現眼〔丢-现-〕 diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵ {diū rén xiàn yǎn}

1. to make an exhibition of oneself
2. to be a disgrace

丟輪扯砲〔丢轮-炮〕 diu¹ leon⁴ ce² paau³ {diū lún chě pào}

lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic

丟眉丟眼〔丢-丢-〕 diu¹ mei⁴ diu¹ ngaan⁵ {diū méi diū yǎn}

to wink at sb

丟眉弄色〔丢---〕 diu¹ mei⁴ lung⁶ sik¹ {diū méi nòng sè}

to wink at sb

丟三落四〔丢---〕 diu¹ saam¹ lok⁶ sei³ {diū sān là sì}

1. forgetful
2. empty-headed

丟烏紗帽〔丢乌纱-〕 diu¹ wu¹ saa¹ mou² {diū wū shā mào}

1. lit. to lose one's black hat
2. to be sacked from an official post