放棄

See also: 放弃

Chinese

 
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


Verb

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

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3

Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
抛棄

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)() • (hōki) はうき (fauki)?

  1. abandonment, giving up
  2. abandonment, renunciation

Antonyms

Verb

(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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

  • (いく)()(ほう)() (ikujihōki)
  • (けん)()(ほう)() (kenrihōki)
  • (こう)(さく)(ほう)() (kōsakuhōki)
  • (さい)(けん)(ほう)() (saikenhōki)
  • (せん)(そう)(ほう)() (sensōhōki)
  • (そう)(ぞく)(ほう)() (sōzokuhōki)
  • (よう)(いく)(ほう)() (yōikuhōki)

References

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