破戒 (po3 gaai3) — to break one's vow of abstinence; to make an exception in Cantonese
po˗₃破gaai˗₃戒
Mandarin Pinyin: po4 jie4
Meaning of 破戒
nounto break one's vow of abstinence; to make an exception
nounto break a religious precept; to break the rules
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Example Sentences with 破戒
po˗₃破gaai˗₃戒houˊ²好naanˎ₄難boˉ¹啵
Breaking a vow is really hard.
ngoˏ₅我po˗₃破gaai˗₃戒laa˗₃喇
I broke my vow.
po˗₃破gaai˗₃戒lyutˍ₆律houˊ²好maaˉ¹嗎
Is it okay to break the rules?
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