斷續 [断续]

Jyutping dyun6 zuk6
Pinyin duàn xù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. intermittent
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    intermittent; interrupted
    • 你的近況斷續從朋友口中傳到我耳畔。
      你的近况断续从朋友口中传到我耳畔。
      nǐ de jìn kuàng duàn xù cóng péng yǒu kǒu zhōng chuán dào wǒ ěr pàn ．
      Your news intermittently came to my ears through friends' words.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    雨断断续续地下了一整天。
    雨斷斷續續地下了一整天。
    yǔ duàn duàn xù xù dì xià le yī zhěng tiān 。
    • It rained on and off all day.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我大肚𠮶阵由五周开始断断续续流啡流到九周，好惊陀唔住个B，好在之后就冇再流。
    我大肚嗰陣由五週開始斷斷續續流啡流到九週，好驚陀唔住個B，好在之後就冇再流。
    ngo5 daai6 tou5 go2 zan6 jau4 ng5 zau1 hoi1 ci2 tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 lau4 fe1 lau4 dou3 gau2 zau1, hou2 geng1 to4 m4 zyu6 go3 bi1, hou2 zoi6 zi1 hau6 zau6 mou5 zoi3 lau4.
    • When I was pregnant, I had on-and-off vaginal spotting from 5 weeks till 9 weeks. I was so scared of a miscarriage. Luckily it stopped afterwards.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋都有保持联络嘅，不过大家都好忙，所以就算有见面都系断断续续噉啰。
    我哋都有保持聯絡嘅，不過大家都好忙，所以就算有見面都係斷斷續續噉囉。
    ngo5 dei6 dou1 jau5 bou2 ci4 lyun4 lok6 ge2, bat1 gwo3 daai6 gaa1 dou1 hou2 mong4, so2 ji5 zau6 syun3 jau5 gin3 min6 dou1 hai6 tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 gam2 lo1.
    • We all keep in touch, but everyone's real busy, so if we meet it's only sporadic.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你的近况断续从朋友口中传到我耳畔。
    你的近況斷續從朋友口中傳到我耳畔。
    nǐ de jìn kuàng duàn xù cóng péng yǒu kǒu zhōng chuán dào wǒ ěr pàn ．
    • Your news intermittently came to my ears through friends' words.