斷線 [断线]

Jyutping tyun5 sin3
Pinyin duàn xiàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break
  2. (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued
  3. (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected
  4. cut off
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    打電話​或者​上​網​嗰​陣​，​同​另一方​嘅​連​接​中止
    (of internet or telephone connections) to disconnect; to drop
    • 打打吓機，就嚟贏嗰陣斷咗線。
      打打吓机，就嚟赢𠮶阵断咗线。
      daa2 daa2 haa5 gei1, zau6 lai4 jeng4 go2 zan6 tyun5 zo2 sin3.
      I was in a game, almost won, and the connection dropped.
    • 以前用modem上網，一俾人拎起個電話，就會斷線㗎喇。
      以前用modem上网，一俾人拎起个电话，就会断线㗎喇。
      ji5 cin4 jung6 mou1 dem4 soeng5 mong5, jat1 bei2 jan4 ling1 hei3 go3 din6 waa2, zau6 wui5 tyun5 sin3 gaa3 laa3.
      In the past when we used a modem to connect to the internet, if someone picked up the phone, you would get disconnected.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literally, of a line
    to break up; to cut off; to be dead
  2. verb, figuratively, of a relationship
    to break off
  3. verb, literally, of a machine thread
    to break
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 電信通訊：臺
    斷線
  2. 電信通訊：陸
    掉線
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    以前用modem上网，一俾人拎起个电话，就会断线㗎喇。
    以前用modem上網，一俾人拎起個電話，就會斷線㗎喇。
    ji5 cin4 jung6 mou1 dem4 soeng5 mong5, jat1 bei2 jan4 ling1 hei3 go3 din6 waa2, zau6 wui5 tyun5 sin3 gaa3 laa3.
    • In the past when we used a modem to connect to the internet, if someone picked up the phone, you would get disconnected.