Taiwan Mandarin

WordTaiwan frequency #28,614

拋錨

pāo máo·ㄆㄠㄇㄠˊ

“drop anchor to moor a ship; vehicle breaks down; project or process halted due to problems”

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to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast aside; to abandon; to discard; to reveal or expose

An anchor; a heavy object attached to a rope or chain used to moor a vessel to the seabed; to anchor a ship.

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拋棄pāoqì·ㄆㄠㄑㄧˋto abandon; to discard; to give up; to dump (sb); (law) to renounce or waive a right (e.g. inheritance).