收手 [－－]

Jyutping sau1 sau2
Pinyin shōu shǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to stop
  2. to pull back
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) to stop work; to knock (it) off; to wash one's hands of something
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    停止​、​唔​再​做​某​啲​嘢
    to stop; to quit; literally "to withdraw one's hand"
    • 你而家收手仲嚟得切。
      你而家收手仲嚟得切。
      nei5 ji4 gaa1 sau1 sau2 zung6 lai4 dak1 cit3.
      You still have time to stop right now.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to stop (what one is doing); to give up
    (syn.) 住手, 罷手, 罢手
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 住手
  2. 罷手 – 罢手
  3. 洗手不幹 – 洗手不干
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    暂时收手不代表忘记。
    暫時收手不代表忘記。
    zàn shí shōu shǒu bù dài biǎo wàng jì 。
    • Postponed is not abandoned.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    收手
    收手
    sau1 sau2
    • to stop an action
  2. Cantonese
    你而家收手仲嚟得切。
    你而家收手仲嚟得切。
    nei5 ji4 gaa1 sau1 sau2 zung6 lai4 dak1 cit3.
    • You still have time to stop right now.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    佢收手不再千 走去捞制片
    佢收手不再千 走去捞制片
    keoi5 sau1 sau2 bat1 zoi3 cin1, zau2 heoi3 lou1 zai3 pin2
    • She quit swindling and went to be a film producer