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放棄

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See also: 放弃

Chinese

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to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 
abandon; relinquish; to discard
abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away
 
trad. (放棄)
simp. (放弃)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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放棄

  1. to give up; to renounce; to abandon
    放棄搶救放弃抢救  ―  fàngqì qiǎngjiù  ―  to give up resuscitation
    放棄治療放弃治疗  ―  fàngqì zhìliáo  ―  to give up treatment
    放棄 [Cantonese, trad.]
    放弃 [Cantonese, simp.]
    sik6 zo2 loeng5 daam6 zau6 fong3 hei3 [Jyutping]
    ate two bites before giving up
    唔使放棄唔使放弃 [Cantonese]  ―  m4 sai2 fong3 hei3 zyu6 [Jyutping]  ―  you don't need to give up yet

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3

Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
抛棄

Etymology

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From earlier 抛棄 (hōki). (, to release, to set free) is a daiyōji replacing (, to throw, to hurl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ほう)() (hōkiはうき (fauki)?

  1. abandonment, giving up
  2. abandonment, renunciation

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Verb

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(ほう)()する (hōki suruはうき (fauki)?suru (stem (ほう)() (hōki shi), past (ほう)()した (hōki shita))

  1. to abandon, to give up
    (かく)()(せつ)(ほう)()する
    kaku shisetsu o hōki suru
    to abandon a nuclear plant
  2. to abandon, to renounce, to relinquish
    自治(じち)(ほう)()する
    jichi o hōki suru
    to renounce autonomy

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN