退定
Chinese
retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw |
to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (退定) | 退 | 定 | |
| simp. #(退定) | 退 | 定 | |
Pronunciation
Verb
退定
- (Southern Min) to break off an engagement
- (Southern Min) to return the downpayment of a contract (especially a marriage engagement)
Synonyms
- (to break off an engagement):
Dialectal synonyms of 退婚 (“to break off an engagement; to call off an engagement”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 退婚, 退親 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 退婚 |
| Wanrong | 退親 | |
| Xi'an | 退親 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 退婚 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 退親, 退婚 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 退婚 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 退婚 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 退婚 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 退婚 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 退婚 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 退婚 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 退婚 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 退親 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 退定 |
| Quanzhou | 退定 | |
| Zhangzhou | 退定 | |
| Tainan | 退定, 退婚 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 退婚 |
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