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

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)

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

See also

拍拖 (pāituō)

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