斷尾 [断－]

Jyutping tyun5 mei5
Pinyin duàn wěi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) completely ended; (of disease) completely cured and never relapsed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    徹底​了​斷​；​令​某樣​嘢​再​冇​後​續
    to end sth without further relapse; to be over for good; to be definitively finished (e.g. illness, relationships); literally: to cut off the tail
    • 佢個病成日返發，斷唔到尾。
      佢个病成日返发，断唔到尾。
      keoi5 go3 beng6 seng4 jat6 faan1 faat3, tyun5 m4 dou2 mei5.
      His illness often recurs and is not yet completely treated.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to be cured completely
    (syn.) 断根, 斷根
  2. verb
    to break off one's tail
    • 大部分人對隱密的蜥蜴共同的印象就是容易斷尾
      大部分人对隐密的蜥蜴共同的印象就是容易断尾
      dà bù fèn rén duì yǐn mì de xī yì gòng tóng de yìn xiàng jiù shì róng yì duàn wěi
      Most people's common impression on the secretive lizard is that it can easily break off its tail.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 根治
  2. 斷根 – 断根
  3. 全好
  4. 徹底治好 – 彻底治好
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    睇咗咁多个中医，终于揾到个有料到嘅，饮一次药啲咳就断尾。
    睇咗咁多個中醫，終於揾到個有料到嘅，飲一次藥啲咳就斷尾。
    tai2 zo2 gam3 do1 go3 zung1 ji1, zung1 jyu1 wan2 dou2 go3 jau5 liu2 dou3 ge3, jam2 jat1 ci3 joek6 di1 kat1 zau6 tyun5 mei5.
    • I consulted many traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and finally found one that knows his stuff. My cough stopped at once after I took the herbal medicine.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    大部分人对隐密的蜥蜴共同的印象就是容易断尾
    大部分人對隱密的蜥蜴共同的印象就是容易斷尾
    dà bù fèn rén duì yǐn mì de xī yì gòng tóng de yìn xiàng jiù shì róng yì duàn wěi
    • Most people's common impression on the secretive lizard is that it can easily break off its tail.