癱 (taan1) — become weak/feeble; break down in Cantonese
taanˉ¹癱简 瘫
Mandarin Pinyin: tan1
Meaning of 癱
nounbecome weak/feeble; break down
nounbe physically paralysed; be paralytic
noun(noun) 1. Cripple; (adjective) Cripple
Example Sentences with 癱
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日gaauˉ¹交tungˉ¹通taanˉ¹癱hunˍ₆瘓
Today's traffic is paralyzed.
gaauˉ¹交tungˉ¹通taanˉ¹癱hunˍ₆瘓houˊ²好saamˊ²慘
Traffic paralysis is terrible.
tingˉ¹聽jatˍ₆日gaauˉ¹交tungˉ¹通taanˉ¹癱hunˍ₆瘓gwaa˗₃啩
Tomorrow's traffic might be paralyzed, I guess.
sakˉ¹塞ceˉ¹車gaauˉ¹交tungˉ¹通taanˉ¹癱hunˍ₆瘓
Traffic jams caused traffic paralysis.
gaauˉ¹交tungˉ¹通taanˉ¹癱hunˍ₆瘓gonˊ²趕mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到
Because of traffic paralysis, I can't make it in time.
Words Containing 癱
躝癱laan1 taan1
cursing one to be crippled (derogatory)
癱瘓taan1 wun6
paralysis; paralyse; paralytic
兩側癱瘓loeng5 zak1 taan1 wun6
diplegia (paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body)
眼癱癱ngaan5 taan1 taan1
in despair
交通癱瘓gaau1 tung1 taan1 wun6
traffic paralysis
偏癱pin1 taan1
hemiplegia, paralysis of one side of the body often following 中風 (stroke)
大腦性癱瘓daai6 nou5 sing3 taan1 wun6
cerebral palsy
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