斬纜

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Chinese

behead; chop cable; hawser
trad. (斬纜)
simp. (斩缆)

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斬纜 (Cantonese)

  1. to cut ropes, especially those between a rowboat and a motorboat
  2. to sever ties; to break up
  3. to halt something in progress
  4. to cut one's losses in investment

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