斷六親 [断－亲]

Jyutping tyun5 luk6 can1
Pinyin duàn liù qīn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    疏離​親友​，​好似​冇​晒​親人​咁
    to isolate oneself from all his family and friends
    • 佢做嘢做到斷六親，一個月都同唔到屋企人食一餐飯。
      佢做嘢做到断六亲，一个月都同唔到屋企人食一餐饭。
      keoi5 zou6 je5 zou6 dou3 tyun5 luk6 can1, jat1 go3 jyut6 dou1 tung4 m4 dou2 uk1 kei2 jan4 sik6 jat1 caan1 faan6.
      He is so busy at work that he can't even have dinner with his family once a month, as if he got no family nor friends.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢做嘢做到断六亲，一个月都同唔到屋企人食一餐饭。
    佢做嘢做到斷六親，一個月都同唔到屋企人食一餐飯。
    keoi5 zou6 je5 zou6 dou3 tyun5 luk6 can1, jat1 go3 jyut6 dou1 tung4 m4 dou2 uk1 kei2 jan4 sik6 jat1 caan1 faan6.
    • He is so busy at work that he can't even have dinner with his family once a month, as if he got no family nor friends.