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粵語辭叢

另起爐灶

ling6 hei2 lou4 zou3included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

放棄一啲既有嘅嘢,尤其係公司、機構、組織,自己由頭嚟過 (to withdraw from something already established, especially companies or other organisations, and set up another with a similar nature; literally 'to set up a separate stove')

動詞

Examples

佢喺佢爸爸間貿易公司幫手做咗五年之後,就另起爐灶,自己開咗間貿易公司做老闆。

keoi5 hai2 keoi5 baa4 baa1 gaan1 mau6 jik6 gung1 si1 bong1 sau2 zou6 zo2 ng5 nin4 zi1 hau6, zau6 ling6 hei2 lou4 zou3, zi6 gei2 hoi1 zo2 gaan1 mau6 jik6 gung1 si1 zou6 lou5 baan2.

After working in his father's trade company for five years, he started a company of his own.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /lɪŋ²² hei̯³⁵ lou̯²¹ t͡sou̯³³/

01

to start again

Examples

斬犯綁赴法場的時候,大叫道,「過了二十年,又是一條好漢!」為了另起爐竈,從新做人,非經過二十年不可,真是麻煩得很。

02

to establish another separate entity or business