斷〔断〕 tyun⁵ {duàn}

(verb) stop (breathe)

斷〔断〕 tyun⁵ {duàn}

1. to break
2. to snap
3. to cut off
4. to give up or abstain from sth
5. to judge
6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
7. definitely
8. decidedly

斷斷〔断断〕 dyun³ dyun³ {duàn duàn}

adj; faithful, absolute

斷估〔断-〕 dyun³ gu² {duàn gū}

(v.) to take a wild guess.

斷搶〔断抢〕 dyun⁶ coeng² {duàn qiǎng}

to complete for; to push, rob to get to someone/ something

斷癮〔断瘾〕 tyun⁵ jan⁵ {duàn yǐn}

noun; withdrawal from an addictgion, ie. drugs, cigarettes

斷碼〔断码〕 tyun⁵ maa⁵ {duàn mǎ}

remaining sizes available (when purchasing clothing or shoes)

斷尾〔断-〕 tyun⁵ mei⁵ {duàn wěi}

(verb) completely ended; (of disease) completely cured and never relapsed

斷片〔断-〕 tyun⁵ pin² {duàn piàn}

a total blackout with no recollection of the events that had happened after getting drunk

斷市〔断-〕 tyun⁵ si⁵ {duàn shì}

out of stock

斷魂〔断-〕 tyun⁵ wan⁴ {duàn hún}

to feel like a lost soul from deep sorrow

斷正〔断-〕 tyun⁵ zeng³ {duàn zhèng}

verb; expose something, a goof, mistake, caught dead

斷定〔断-〕 dyun³ ding⁶ {duàn dìng}

1. to conclude
2. to determine
3. to come to a judgment

斷言〔断-〕 dyun³ jin⁴ {duàn yán}

1. to assert
2. assertion

斷獄〔断狱〕 dyun³ juk⁶ {duàn yù}

to pass judgement on a legal case

斷語〔断语〕 dyun³ jyu⁵ {duàn yǔ}

1. conclusion
2. judgement
3. verdict

斷案〔断-〕 dyun³ on³ {duàn àn}

to judge a case

斷背〔断-〕 dyun⁶ bui³ {duàn bèi}

homosexual, cf Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain

斷層〔断层〕 dyun⁶ cang⁴ {duàn céng}

1. geologic fault
2. CL: 道,個

斷腸〔断肠〕 dyun⁶ coeng⁴ {duàn cháng}

1. heartbroken
2. to break one's heart

斷代〔断-〕 dyun⁶ doi⁶ {duàn dài}

periodization (of history)

斷乎〔断-〕 dyun⁶ fu⁴ {duàn hū}

certainly

斷交〔断-〕 dyun⁶ gaau¹ {duàn jiāo}

1. to end a relationship
2. to break off diplomatic ties

斷行〔断-〕 dyun⁶ hang⁴ {duàn xíng}

to carry out resolutely

斷弦〔断-〕 dyun⁶ jin⁴ {duàn xián}

1. widowed
2. lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟 qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony

斷然〔断-〕 dyun⁶ jin⁴ {duàn rán}

1. resolute
2. definitive
3. categorically
4. absolutely

斷橋〔断桥〕 dyun⁶ kiu⁴ {Duàn Qiáo}

The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)

斷流〔断-〕 dyun⁶ lau⁴ {duàn liú}

to run dry (of river)

斷滅〔断灭〕 dyun⁶ mit⁶ {duàn miè}

annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)

斷崖〔断-〕 dyun⁶ ngaai⁴ {duàn yá}

1. steep cliff
2. crag
3. precipice

斷食〔断-〕 dyun⁶ sik⁶ {duàn shí}

1. to fast
2. hunger strike

斷想〔断-〕 dyun⁶ soeng² {duàn xiǎng}

brief commentary

斷送〔断-〕 dyun⁶ sung³ {duàn sòng}

1. to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)
2. ruined

斷腿〔断-〕 dyun⁶ teoi² {duàn tuǐ}

broken leg

斷袖〔断-〕 dyun⁶ zau⁶ {duàn xiù}

1. homosexual
2. see 斷袖之癖

斷續〔断续〕 dyun⁶ zuk⁶ {duàn xù}

intermittent

斷電〔断电〕 tyun⁵ din⁶ {duàn diàn}

1. power cut
2. electric power failure

斷檔〔断档〕 tyun⁵ dong³ {duàn dàng}

1. sold out
2. to be out of stock

斷貨〔断货〕 tyun⁵ fo³ {duàn huò}

to run out of (stock)

斷句〔断-〕 tyun⁵ geoi³ {duàn jù}

1. to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing
2. to punctuate

斷氣〔断气〕 tyun⁵ hei³ {duàn qì}

1. to stop breathing
2. to breathe one's last
3. to die
4. to cut the gas supply

斷開〔断开〕 tyun⁵ hoi¹ {duàn kāi}

1. to break
2. to sever
3. to turn off (electric switch)

斷裂〔断-〕 tyun⁵ lit⁶ {duàn liè}

1. fracture
2. rupture
3. to break apart

斷糧〔断粮〕 tyun⁵ loeng⁴ {duàn liáng}

to run out of food

斷奶〔断-〕 tyun⁵ naai⁵ {duàn nǎi}

to wean

斷線〔断线〕 tyun⁵ sin³ {duàn xiàn}

1. (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break
2. (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued
3. (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected
4. cut off

斷絕〔断绝〕 tyun⁵ zyut⁶ {duàn jué}

1. to sever
2. to break off

斷擔挑〔断担-〕 dyun⁶ daam¹ tiu¹ {duàn dān tiāo}

the living costs and burden from having many children are too heavy to take up

斷代史〔断--〕 dyun⁶ doi⁶ si² {duàn dài shǐ}

the Dynasty history

斷窮根〔断穷-〕 dyun⁶ kung⁴ gan¹ {duàn qióng gēn}

to escape poverty

斷頭臺〔断头台〕 dyun⁶ tau⁴ toi⁴ {duàn tóu tái}

noun; guillotine; scaffold

斷米路〔断--〕 tyun⁵ mai⁵ lou⁶ {duàn mǐ lù}

to ruin one's future / to ruin one's career

斷背山〔断--〕 dyun⁶ bui³ saan¹ {Duàn bèi shān}

Brokeback Mountain, film by Ang Lee

斷層線〔断层线〕 dyun⁶ cang⁴ sin³ {duàn céng xiàn}

geological fault line

斷滅論〔断灭论〕 dyun⁶ mit⁶ leon⁶ {duàn miè lùn}

annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)

斷頭台〔断头-〕 dyun⁶ tau⁴ toi⁴ {duàn tóu tái}

1. guillotine
2. scaffold

斷魂椒〔断--〕 dyun⁶ wan⁴ ziu¹ {duàn hún jiāo}

king cobra or ghost chili (Naga jolokia)

斷裂帶〔断-带〕 tyun⁵ lit⁶ daai³ {duàn liè dài}

fault zone (geology)

斷路器〔断--〕 tyun⁵ lou⁶ hei³ {duàn lù qì}

circuit breaker

斷港絕潢〔断-绝-〕 dyun⁶ gong² zyut⁶ wong⁴ {duàn gǎng jué huáng}

1. to be unable to continue
2. to come to a dead end (idiom)

斷瓦殘垣〔断-残-〕 dyun⁶ ngaa⁵ caan⁴ wun⁴ {duàn wǎ cán yuán}

the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated

斷袖之癖〔断---〕 dyun⁶ zau⁶ zi¹ pik¹ {duàn xiù zhī pǐ}

lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

斷章取義〔断--义〕 dyun⁶ zoeng¹ ceoi² ji⁶ {duàn zhāng qǔ yì}

1. lit. to take meaning from cut segment (idiom); to interpret out of context
2. to focus attention on one phrase without regard to the meaning of the whole piece

斷裂強度〔断-强-〕 tyun⁵ lit⁶ koeng⁴ dou⁶ {duàn liè qiáng dù}

1. rupture strength
2. breaking strength

斷裂模數〔断--数〕 tyun⁵ lit⁶ mou⁴ sou³ {duàn liè mó shù}

modulus rupture

斷線風箏〔断线风筝〕 tyun⁵ sin³ fung¹ zang¹ {duàn xiàn fēng zhēng}

a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall

斷斷續續〔断断续续〕 tyun⁵ tyun⁵ zuk⁶ zuk⁶ {duàn duàn xù xù}

1. intermittent
2. off and on
3. discontinuous
4. stop-go
5. stammering
6. disjointed
7. inarticulate