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Jyutping fong3 fun1
Pinyin fàng kuān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to relax (a rule)
  2. to ease (restrictions)
  3. to extend (a time limit)
  4. to let out (a garment)
  5. to expand
  6. to broaden
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將​限制​變得​冇​咁​嚴格
    to relax restrictions; to ease limits
    • 放寬社交措施
      放宽社交措施
      fong3 fun1 se5 gaau1 cou3 si1
      to release social-distancing rules
  2. 反義詞
    收緊
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to relax (restrictions); to ease
  2. verb
    to let out (e.g., a dress)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府决定放宽内地游客嚟香港嘅限制。
    政府決定放寬內地遊客嚟香港嘅限制。
    zing3 fu2 kyut3 ding6 fong3 fun1 noi6 dei6 jau4 haak3 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 ge3 haan6 zai3.
    • The government decided to relax curbs on mainland visitors to Hong Kong.
  2. Cantonese
    放宽社交措施
    放寬社交措施
    fong3 fun1 se5 gaau1 cou3 si1
    • to release social-distancing rules
  3. Cantonese
    政府系咁放宽桥趸沉降标准。
    政府係咁放寬橋躉沉降標準。
    zing3 fu2 hai6 gam2 fong3 fun1 kiu4 dan2 cam4 gong3 biu1 zeon2
    • The government keeps relaxing the subsidence standard of bridge tower.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    就拿碇拆□,凭佢□下海里,已拿船舵索放宽□□;拿风篷多起来合风势向岸里去。
    就拿碇拆□,憑佢□下海里,已拿船舵索放寬□□;拿風篷多起來合風勢向岸裏去。
    Ciū nà dēng tiă - tiāu , běng gṳ̀ de̿ng hā huǒi - di̿ , ǐ nà ṳ̌ing - duòi - sŏ̤ bo̿ng kúing mī - cie̿ ; nà hóng - pông tuói kǐ lâ̤ hō̤ hóng - si̿ hio̿ng ngāing - di̿ ko̤̿ .
    • And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach. (English Revised Version)