退 (teoi3) — cancel; retract; withdraw in Cantonese
teoi˗₃退Mandarin Pinyin: tui4
Meaning of 退
nouncancel; retract; withdraw
nounmove back; retreat; recede
noungive back; refund; return
nounbow out; quit; retire
Example Sentences with 退
經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.
hoeng˗₃向zoˊ²左zakˉ¹側teoi˗₃退。
Retreat to the left side.
teoi˗₃退hauˍ₆後jatˉ¹一bouˍ₆步
Take one step back.
gauˍ₆舊coˏ₅坐gunˊ²館teoi˗₃退haauˉ¹休
The old boss retired.
louˏ₅老sai3,細，ngoˏ₅我gou˗₃告tui3.退。
Boss, I'm leaving now.
Words Containing 退
敗退baai6 teoi3
retreat in defeat
學如逆水行舟，不進則退hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3
1.Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.
告退gou3 teoi3
request permission to be dismissed
水退seoi2 teoi3
low tide; water recedes
退院teoi3 jyun2
leave a nursing home (老人院)
全民退保cyun4 man4 teoi3 bou2
全民退休保障
自願提早退休計劃zi6 jyun6 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1 gai3 waak6
voluntary early retirement package
退房teoi3 fong2
check out (of a hotel room)
急流勇退gap1 lau4 jung5 teoi3
beat a hasty retreat; retire resolutely at the height of one's official career; draw back wisely in face of overwhelming odds
打退堂鼓daa2 teoi3 tong4 gu2
back out
退入範圍teoi3 jap6 faan6 wai4
building setback
退貨teoi3 fo3
a refund
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