腰斬 [－斩]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
  2. to cut sth in half
  3. to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
  4. to terminate
  5. to cut short
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Stop (e.g. Sport games are stopped due to the onset of rain)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    一種​死刑​，​將​犯人​從​腰​切斷​，​長​時間​受​痛苦​而​死
    to sever one's waist to death; to cut somebody at the waist
    • 以前嘅劊子手負責斬首之外，亦都會腰斬犯人。
      以前嘅刽子手负责斩首之外，亦都会腰斩犯人。
      ji5 cin4 ge3 kui2 zi2 sau2 fu6 zaak3 zaam2 sau2 zi1 ngoi6, jik6 dou1 wui5 jiu1 zaam2 faan6 jan4.
      Apart from beheading, executioners were also in charge of cutting prisoners at their waists.
  2. 動詞
    一件​計劃​好​嘅​事​發​展​到​中途​忽然​間主動​中止​、​停頓​、​取消
    to suddenly stop something planned from going on; to come to a sudden stop; to cancel while it is in progress
    • 呢個節目要腰斬。
      呢个节目要腰斩。
      ni1 go3 zit3 muk6 jiu3 jiu1 zaam2.
      The show has to be stopped midway.
    • 因為天氣關係，馬拉松被迫腰斬。
      因为天气关系，马拉松被迫腰斩。
      jan1 wai6 tin1 hei3 gwaan1 hai6, maa5 laai1 cung4 bei6 bik1 jiu1 zaam2.
      The marathon had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to terminate an ongoing series (TV series, comics, concert tour, or other entertainment)
  2. verb, historical
    to execute by waist chop
  3. verb
    to diminish by half; to be reduced to half the original amount
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    以前嘅刽子手负责斩首之外，亦都会腰斩犯人。
    以前嘅劊子手負責斬首之外，亦都會腰斬犯人。
    ji5 cin4 ge3 kui2 zi2 sau2 fu6 zaak3 zaam2 sau2 zi1 ngoi6, jik6 dou1 wui5 jiu1 zaam2 faan6 jan4.
    • Apart from beheading, executioners were also in charge of cutting prisoners at their waists.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个节目要腰斩。
    呢個節目要腰斬。
    ni1 go3 zit3 muk6 jiu3 jiu1 zaam2.
    • The show has to be stopped midway.
  3. Cantonese
    因为天气关系，马拉松被迫腰斩。
    因為天氣關係，馬拉松被迫腰斬。
    jan1 wai6 tin1 hei3 gwaan1 hai6, maa5 laai1 cung4 bei6 bik1 jiu1 zaam2.
    • The marathon had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.