退定
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Chinese[edit]
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 | ||
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trad. (退定) | 退 | 定 | |
simp. #(退定) | 退 | 定 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
退定
- (Southern Min) to break off an engagement
- (Southern Min) to return the downpayment of a contract (especially a marriage engagement)
Synonyms[edit]
- (to break off an engagement):
Variety | Location | Words |
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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 |