(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:指男方主動同妻子離婚，源於古時其中一種離婚方式
eng:to divorce one's wife
<eg>
yue:休妻 (jau1 cai1)
eng:to divorce one's wife
<eg>
yue:休書 (jau1 syu1)
eng:letter of divorce from a husband to his wife
<eg>
yue:你話呢啲老婆係咪應該休咗佢吖？ (nei5 waa6 ni1 di1 lou5 po4 hai6 mai6 jing1 goi1 jau1 zo2 keoi5 aa1?)
eng:Shouldn't such wives be divorced?

(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:#歇息
eng:to rest
<eg>
yue:#不眠不休 (bat1 min4 bat1 jau1)
eng:to do something without sleep or rest
<eg>
yue:#休閒 (jau1 haan4)
eng:leisurely
<eg>
yue:#休憩 (jau1 hei3)
eng:to rest
<eg>
yue:#休養 (jau1 joeng5)
eng:to rest and recuperate
<eg>
yue:久休復出 (gau2 jau1 fuk6 ceot1)
eng:to be back into the public arena after a long rest
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<explanation>
yue:停止
eng:to stop; to cease
<eg>
yue:#休止 (jau1 zi2)
eng:to stop
<eg>
yue:#休會 (jau1 wui2)
eng:to adjourn
<eg>
yue:#休學 (jau1 hok6)
eng:to defer studies
<eg>
yue:#休克 (jau1 haak1)
eng:(medicine) shock
<eg>
yue:#罷休 (baa6 jau1)
eng:to end the matter; to leave the matter
<eg>
yue:#善罷甘休 (sin6 baa6 gam1 jau1)
eng:to leave the matter at one's will
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<explanation>
yue:專指#退休
eng:particularly, to retire
<eg>
yue:#榮休 (wing4 jau1)
eng:to retire (with honour)

(pos:動詞)(label:書面語)
<explanation>
yue:#唔好
eng:do not
<eg>
zho:休想 (jau1 soeng2)
yue:唔使指意 (m4 sai2 zi2 ji3)
eng:never ever think about
<eg>
zho:休再提起。 (jau1 zoi3 tai4 hei2.)
yue:唔好再提起。 (m4 hou2 zoi3 tai4 hei2.)
eng:Don't mention it again.
<eg>
zho:遇上冷言冷語休太認真。 (jyu6 soeng5 laang5 jin4 laang5 jyu5 jau1 taai3 jing6 zan1.)
yue:遇到冷言冷語唔好太認真。 (jyu6 dou3 laang5 jin4 laang5 jyu5 m4 hou2 taai3 jing6 zan1.)
eng:Don't be too serious when someone made sarcastic remarks on you.