lau4 caan2流產流产

Jyutpinglau4 caan2

Yalelàuh cháan

動詞Uncommon

Definition

To have a miscarriage, or for a plan to fall through or be aborted prematurely.

to have a miscarriage or abortion
figurativeto fall through; to abort; to fail prematurely

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How it's used

While medically referring to a miscarriage, this term is frequently used in professional or news contexts to describe any project, deal, or negotiation that fails to materialize or is cancelled mid-way. It carries a sense of finality and disappointment, similar to the English idea of a project being aborted or stillborn. When discussing the medical condition, people often prefer the more sensitive term 小產 to avoid the clinical harshness of 流產.

Examples

go3個gai3計waak6劃zeoi3最hau6後lau4流caan2產zo2咗，zan1真hai6係hou2好ho2可sik1惜。

The plan fell through in the end, it's such a pity.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知dim2點gaai2解go3個hong6項muk6目wui2會lau4流caan2產aa1呀？

Do you know why the project ended up being aborted?

Common phrases

gai3計waak6劃lau4流caan2產

plan aborted

taam4談pun3判lau4流caan2產

negotiations fell through

Common mistake

Do not use this word to describe a voluntary abortion or termination of pregnancy, as it specifically refers to a spontaneous loss; for a voluntary procedure, use 墮胎 instead.