掟煲

Chinese

pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat
trad. (掟煲) 掟 煲
simp. #(掟煲) 掟 煲
alternative forms 矴煲
Literally: “to throw a cooking pot”.

Etymology

From figurative sense. A cooking pot breaks when it is thrown onto the floor forcefully.

Pronunciation

Verb

掟⫽煲 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, of a couple) to break up

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 分手 (“to break up; to end a romantic relationship; to separate”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 分手
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 分手
Cantonese Guangzhou 分手, 掟煲, 甩拖
Hong Kong 分手, 掟煲, 甩拖, 散
Dongguan 掟煲

Derived terms

See also

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