死 (sei2 | si3) : die; death; dead

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死

sei2

si3

[1] [v, n, adj] die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活
[2] [adv] desperately; stubbornly; resolutely
[3] [adj] regid; inflexible; dogmatic
[4] [adv] extremely; terribly; unusually
[5] [adj] irreconcilable; implacable; deadly
[6] [adj] impassable; closed; blocked

Jyutping si2 was once a variant reading but has been completely taken over by sei2.

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Radical: 歹 (#78)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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死亡證書 sei2 mong4 zing3 syu1 si3 wang2 zheng4 shu1 = death certificate

死水 sei2 seoi2 = stagnant water

凍死 dung3 sei2 dong4 si3 = to freeze to death

怕死 paa3 sei2 pa4 si3 = cowardly

致死 zi3 sei2 zhi4 si3 = cause death; deadly

浸死 zam3*6 sei2 = drown 粵

死海 sei2 hoi2 = the Dead Sea

失禮死人 sat1 lai5 sei2 jan4 shi1 li3 si3 ren2 = extremely embarrassing 粵

死訊 sei2 seon3 si3 xun4 = news of sb's death

死敵 sei2 dik6 si3 di2 = arch enemy

病死 beng6 sei2 = die of illness

食死貓 sik6 sei2 maau1 = be made a scapegoat 粵

死神 sei2 san4 = death

死火 sei2 fo2 = to break down; to come to a standstill 粵

抵死 dai2 sei2 di3 si3 = serves one right; funny and sarcastic

醜死鬼 cau2 sei2 gwai2 = embarrassing; shameful 粵

醜死 cau2 sei2 = to embarass; to shame 粵

死人頭 sei2 jan4 tau4 si3 ren2 tou2 = term of abuse 粵

激死 gik1 sei2 = to annoy; to irritate 粵

死路 sei2 lou6 = dead end

死老鬼 sei2 lou5 gwai2 = old bastard, damn old devil/ghost 粵

死亡 sei2 mong4 si3 wang2 = death; deadly

死刑 sei2 jing4 si3 xing2 = death penalty; capital punishment

怕死鬼 paa3 sei2 gwai2 pa4 si3 gui3 = coward 粵

死者 sei2 ze2 si3 zhe3 = [1] dead; deceased; [2] a murder victim; [3] defunct

死黨 sei2 dong2 syr dang3 = sidekick

死慳死抵 sei2 haan1 sei2 dai2 = goes all out to save 粵

會死 wui5 sei2 hui4 si3 = mortal

死人 sei2 jan4 si3 ren2 = dead body; devil; extremely

死因 sei2 jan1 = cause of death

死守 sei2 sau2 = defend to the last; obstinately cling to

死心 sei2 sam1 = give up the idea forever

死去 sei2 heoi3 = be raised to the skies; drop off; give up the spirit; meet with one's death

殺死 saat3 sei2 = kill; make away with; put to death; put to the sword; spill the blood of

作死 zok3 sei2 zuo4 si3 = look for trouble; court death

惡死 ok3 sei2 = being brutal, harsh; rude 粵

死屍 sei2 si1 si3 shi1 = cadaver; corpse; stiff

該死 goi1 sei2 gai1 si3 = damned

死傷 sei2 soeng1 si3 shang1 = the killed and wounded; casualties

拚死 pun3 sei2 pan4 si3 = to risk one's life

害死 hoi6 sei2 hai4 si3 = to kill, to commit murder

好死 hou2 sei2 = to die a natural death; longwinded, wordy

死心塌地 sei2 sam1 taap3 dei6*2 = completely, abjectly (in love), give one's heart

死蠢 sei2 ceon2 = brain dead, incredibly stupid

腦死亡 nou5 sei2 mong4 nao3 si3 wang2 = brain dead, incredibly stupid

死纏爛打 sei2 cin4 laan6 daa2 = obsess

死過翻生 sei2 gwo3 faan1 saang1 = raise from the dead

死硬派 sei2 ngaang6 paai3 = diehard

死光 sei2 gwong1 = to die out; a laser (as a weapon)

死出去 sei2 ceot1 heoi3 = die your way out (a command meaning "get the hell out of my sight")

死心不息 sei2 sam1 bat1 sik1 = persistently pleading, would not give up

詐死 zaa3 sei2 = act opossum; play dead

砸死 zaap3 sei2 za2 si3 = death of smashing; to crush to death

不知死活 bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 bu4 zhi1 si3 huo2 = have no news of person dead or alive; act recklessly

替死鬼 tai3 sei2 gwai2 ti4 si3 gui3 = fall guy; scapegoat

死光槍 sei2 gwong1 coeng1 = a ray gun

咬死 ngaau5 sei2 = to bite to death; gnaw

搞到死火 gaau2 dou3 sei2 fo2 = to involve in (usually financial) trouble; engine trouble or car stalled

車死 ce1 sei2 = to run over somebody/something with a car and kill it

一雞死一雞鳴 jat1 gai1 sei2 jat1 gai1 ming4 = "one cock is dead, another one crows"

食死 sik6 sei2 = to kill (because of poisoning or overeating)

不免一死 bat1 min5 jat1 sei2 bu4 mian3 yi1 si3 = mortal 國

不到黃河心不死 bat1 dou3*2 wong4 ho4 sam1 bat1 sei2 bu4 dao4 huang2 he2 xin1 bu4 si3 = not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River; not stop until one reaches one's goal 國

不死 bat1 sei2 bu4 si3 = immortal 國

不死心 bat1 sei2 sam1 bu4 si3 xin1 = unwilling to give up; unresigned 國

無聲狗咬死人 mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 = a silent dog will bite you to death

導致死亡 dou6 zi3 sei2 mong4 dao3 zhi4 si3 wang2 = to lead to death; to result in death

九死一生 gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1 = a narrow escape from death

出生入死 ceot1 saang1 jap6 sei2 chu1 sheng1 ru4 si3 = to brave untold danger; to risk one's life

判處死刑 pun3 cyu2 sei2 jing4 pan4 chu3 si3 xing2 = to sentence to death

死物 sei2 mat6 si3 wu4 = dead or inanimate things

死氣喉 sei2 hei3 hau4 = exhaust pipe

死不瞑目 sei2 bat1 ming5 muk6 si3 bu4 ming2 mu4 = to be unwilling to die (lit., "die, but do not close eyes") 國

壞死 waai6 sei2 huai4 si3 = necrosis

大腦死亡 daai6 nou5 sei2 mong4 da4 nao3 si3 wang2 = brain dead

慘死 caam2 sei2 can3 si3 = to die tragically

死不了 sei2 bat1 liu5 si3 bu4 liao3 = not dead; Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) 國

死亡率 sei2 mong4 leot6*2 si3 wang2 lv4 = mortality rate

死傷者 sei2 soeng1 ze2 si3 shang1 zhe3 = casualty (of an accident); dead and wounded

死咕咕 sei2 gu1*4 gu1*4 = dull, inflexible 粵

死板 sei2 baan2 si3 ban3 = rigid; inflexible

死死下 sei2 sei2 haa6*2 = exhausted; feeling half-dead, feels like dying; dejected 粵

死衚衕 sei2 wu4 tung4 si3 hu2 tong4 = dead end; blind alley

死記 sei2 gei3 si3 ji4 = cram; rote learning

炸死 zaa3 sei2 zha4 si3 = to kill with an explosion

執死雞 zap1 sei2 gai1 = to pick up a good bargain 粵

垂死的 seoi4 sei2 dik1 chui2 si3 de5 = dying 國

垂死 seoi4 sei2 chui2 si3 = moribund, dying

觸電死 zuk1 din6 sei2 chu4 dian4 si3 = electrothanasia, electrocution

溺死 nik6 sei2 = to drown; to be drowned

當場死亡 dong1 coeng4 sei2 mong4 dang1 chang3 si3 wang2 = die instantly

焗死 guk6 sei2 = die from smoke inhalation; to suffocate 粵

燒死 siu1 sei2 = burn to death

絞死 gaau2 sei2 = to strangle; stranglulate; strangulation; to hang; to kill by hanging

打死 daa2 sei2 da3 si3 = to beat to death; to kill

大難不死 daai6 naan6 bat1 sei2 da4 nan4 bu4 si3 = a close brush with death

死雞撐飯蓋 sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3 = not admit one is wrong 粵

氣死 hei3 sei2 qi4 si3 = irritate sb; make sb angry

踹死 caai2 sei2 = [v] to trample to death

踹死蟻 caai2 sei2 ngai5 = [v] to walk slowly (lit., "trample ants to death")

鬥生鬥死 dau3 sang1 dau3 sei2 = compete against each other

觸電致死 zuk1 din6 zi3 sei2 chu4 dian4 zhi4 si3 = electrocution (lit., "(to receive a) deadly electric shock")

不得好死 bat1 dak1 hou2 sei2 = die in one's shoes 國

死硬 sei2 ngaang6 si3 ying4 = diehard, stubborn; in a crsis

死鬼 sei2 gwai2 si3 gui3 = devil

人比人比死人 jan4 bei2 jan4 bei2 sei2 jan4 ren2 bi2 ren2 bi2 si3 ren2 = comparisons are odious

死不 sei2 bat1 si3 bu4 = would rather die than; stubbornly refuse to 國

野心不死 je5 sam1 bat1 sei2 ye3 xin1 bu4 si3 = cling to one's ambitious design 國

你死我活 nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6 ni3 si3 wo3 huo2 = to fight to the bitter end; a life-and-death battle

死讀書 sei2 duk6 syu1 si3 du2 shu1 = study mechanically; be a bookworm

死胡同 sei2 wu4 tung4 si3 hu2 tong4 = blind alley; dead end

死活 sei2 wut6 si3 huo2 = life or death; fate; anyway; simply

死火山 sei2 fo2 saan1 si3 huo3 shan1 = an extinct volcano (lit., "dead volcano")

死角 sei2 gok3 si3 jiao3 = [military] dead angle; blind angle; dead space; a spot as yet untouched by a political movement, etc.

死腦筋 sei2 nou5 gan1 si3 nao3 jin1 = one-track mind

死去活來 sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4 si3 qu4 huo2 lai4 = half dead; half alive; hovering between life and death

死土 sei2 tou2 si3 tu3 = dead soil (refers to farming)

一棍子打死 jat1 gwan3 zi2 daa2 sei2 yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3 = knock sb down at one stroke; finish off with one blow; completely negate

安樂死 on1 lok6 sei2 an1 le4 si3 = euthanasia

死機 sei2 gei1 si3 ji1 = a machine crash; a halted computer system

大難不死,必有後福 daai6 naan6 bat1 sei2, bit1 jau5 hau6 fuk1 da4 nan4 bu4 si3 bi4 you3 hou4 fu2 = good fortune awaits the survivor of a great disaster

死因裁判官 sei2 jan1 coi4 pun3 gun1 = a coroner (common formation)

被勒死 bei6 lak6 sei2 bi4 lei1 si3 = to be strangled

勒死 lak6 sei2 lei1 si3 = to strangle; to strangle; stranglulate; strangulation

扼死 ak1 sei2 = to strangle; to choke someone to death; stranglulate; strangulation

摙死 lin2 sei2 = to strangle; stranglulate; strangulation 粵

死性 sei2 sing3 si3 xing4 = rigid, inflexible

死性不改 sei2 sing3 bat1 goi2 = bad habits don't change

嗌生嗌死 aai3 saang1 aai3 sei2 = weeping and wailing like mad (lit., "shouts to live, shouts to die") 粵

飽死 baau2 sei2 bao3 si3 = used to say "that's enough" at what one is saying 粵

打死狗講價 daa2 sei2 gau2 gong2 gaa3 = to exploit sb's mistake for one's advantage 粵

冇乜好死 mou5 mat1 hou2 sei2 = have not died a natural death 粵

死亡人數 sei2 mong4 jan4 sou3 si3 wang2 ren2 shu4 = death toll; number of people killed (common formation)

鬼死咁 gwai2 sei2 gam3 = very; extremely 粵

鬼死 gwai2 sei2 = very; extremely; extraordinary

驚死 geng1 sei2 = to be terrified; "to be frightened to death"

死啦 sei2 laa1 ; sei2 laa3 = my god! , oh-uh! , damn! (regretting the situation caused) (lit. dead) 粵

恨死隔籬 han6 sei2 gaak3 lei4 = object of great envy 粵

好鬼死 hou2 gwai2 sei2 = very, extremely 粵

一竹篙打死一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 sei2 jat1 syun4 jan4 = blanket condemnation of a group for one person's mistake

鬼死咁亂 gwai2 sei2 gam3 lyun6 = extremely messy 粵

死了 sei2 liu5 si3 le5 = to be dead 國

死咗 sei2 zo2 = to be dead 粵

嚇死 haak3 sei2 = to scare to death 粵

癐到死 gui6 dou3 sei2 = extremely tired, very exhausted 粵

死肉 sei2 juk6 = gangrene (lit., "dead meat")

賴死唔走 laai6 sei2 m4 zau2 = don't want to leave (in a stubborn way) 粵

嬲死 nau1 sei2 = to hate (lit., "angry to death") 粵

死難 sei2 naan6 si3 nan4 = die in an accident for a political incident

死裡逃生 sei2 leoi5 tou4 sang1 si3 li3 tao2 sheng1 = escape by the skin of one's teeth; have a narrow escape; barely escape with one's life

生死 saang1 sei2 sheng1 si3 = life or death

車死咗火 ce1 sei2 zo2 fo2 = the car is stalled 粵 (common formation)

石頭砸死 sek6 tau4 zaap3 sei2 shi2 tou5 za2 si3 = stoning (form of execution) (common formation)

死而後已 sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5 si3 er2 hou4 yi3 = until one's dying day

人為財死 jan4 wai6 coi4 sei2 = men die for wealth

至死 zi3 sei2 zhi4 si3 = unto death; till death

讀死書，死讀書 duk6 sei2 syu1, sei2 duk6 syu1 = to not understand what one is reading

算死草 syun3 sei2 cou2 = extremely cautious about (calculating) money; a miser 粵

讀死書 duk6 sei2 syu1 = to cram for a test 粵

打死不離親兄弟 daa2 sei2 bat1 lei4 can1 hing1 dai6 da3 si3 bu4 li2 qin1 xiong1 di4 = good relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water 粵

煮死 zyu2 sei2 = to catch a criminal (lit., "cook death") 粵

死人兼冧屋 sei2 jan4 gim1 lam3 uk1 = bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too) 粵

痛到半死 tung3 dou3 bun3 sei2 tong4 dao4 ban4 si3 = extremely painful

死女包 sei2 neoi5*2 baau1 = (abusive term for a) bad girl 粵

死對頭 sei2 deoi3 tau4 = mortal enemy, nemesis

死畀你睇 sei2 bei2 nei5 tai2 = "I'll show you!" 粵

睇死 tai2 sei2 = underestimate 粵

慌死 fong1 sei2 = extremely nervous; fearful 粵

拚死無大害 pun2 sei2 mou4 daai6 hoi6 = fearless, ready for any sacrifice 粵

死仔乾 sei2 zai2 gon1 = (abusive term for) a bad boy 粵

死充 sei2 cung1 = to bluff; act deceptively

死充爛充 sei2 cung1 laan6 cung1 = to bluff; act deceptively:

老死 lou5 sei2 = an old and loyal friend 粵

死穴 sei2 jyut6 si3 xue2 = Achilles heel

吊死鬼 diu3 sei2 gwai2 diao4 si3 gui3 = hangman; ghost of suicide by hanging

落雨擔遮―死擋 lok6 jyu5 daam1 ze1 sei2 dong2 = a very good friend 粵

死口唔認 sei2 hau2 m4 jing6 si3 kou3 wu2 ren4 = adamantly deny 粵

餓死老婆燻臭屋 ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1 e4 si3 lao3 po2 xun1 chou4 wu1 = be unable to earn enough money to get married or sustain a wife when married 粵

黑死病 haak1 sei2 beng6 hei1 si3 bing4 = bubonic plague

望山跑死馬 mong6 saan1 paau2 sei2 maa5 = A location that appears close, but actually it is very far away 粵

死罪 sei2 zeoi6 si3 zui4 = a crime punished by death

死路一條 sei2 lou6 jat1 tiu4 si3 lu4 yi2 tiao2 = one way to die

死有餘辜 sei2 yau5 jyu4 gu1 si3 you3 yu2 gu1 = you are still guilty after death; even death cannot redeem a person’s crimes

猝死 cyut3 sei2 cu4 si3 = die abruptly; die suddenly; sudden death

死人冧樓 sei2 jan4 lam3 lau4*2 = generalization of tragedy 粵

死蛇爛鱔 sei2 se4 laan6 sin5 = lazy like a dead snake 粵

死牛一邊頸 sei2 ngau4 jat1 bin1 geng2 si3 niu2 yi1 bian1 jing3 = stubborn, hardheaded, wilful

死定 sei2 deng6 si3 ding4 = will be dead soon

實死 sat6 sei2 shi2 si3 = will be dead soon 粵

打死纈 daa2 sei2 lit3 da3 si3 xie2 = make a fast (firm) knot 粵

批死 pai1 sei2 pi1 si3 = predict disdainfully 粵

誓死 sai6 sei2 shi4 si3 = swear to death

死頂 sei2 deng2 si3 ding3 = try to bear or withstand as much as one can 粵

死約 sei2 joek3 si3 yue1 = non-renewable contract of lease

死囚 sei2 cau4 si3 qiu2 = condemned prisoner

一死了之 jat1 sei2 liu5 zi1 yi1 si3 liao3 zhi1 = to try to right a wrong or quit a score through death

死亡恩恤金 sei2 mong4 jan1 seot1 gam1 si3 wang2 en1xu4 jin1 = death benefit

免死金牌 min5 sei2 gam1 paai4 main3 si3 jin1 pai2 = death exemption plate; get out off jail free card

生不如死 sang1 bat1 jyu4 sei2 sheng1 bu4 ru2 si3 = a painful life; a life in which it's better to die than to live

生死關頭 sang1 sei2 gwaan1 tau4 sheng1si3 guan1 tou2 = a moment in which one's life and death hangs in the balance

胎死腹中 toi1 sei2 fuk1 zung1 tai1 si3 fu4 zhong1 = stillborn

人死不能復生 jan4 sei2 bat1 nang4 fuk6 sang1 ren2 si3 bu4 neng2 fu4 sheng1 = once you're dead you can't be resurrected

送死 sung3 sei2 song4 si3 = flirt with death; put oneself in a deadly situation

摔死 seot1 sei2 shuai1 si3 = to fall to one's death

玩死 waan4*2 sei2 wan2 si3 = play with someone until he is dead 粵

冇死 mou5 sei2 = to be a sure winner 粵

唔知死 m4 zi1 sei2 = not know the seriousness of a situation or its consequences 粵

唔知個死字點寫 m4 zi1 go3 sei2 zi6 dim2 se2 = to be oblivious to danger 粵

死飛 sei2 fei1 si3 fei1 = fixed-gear bike

死肥婆 sei2 fei4 po4 = insult for an overweight woman 粵

臨死 lam4 sei2 lin2 si3 = facing death; at death's door

激死人 gik1 sei2 jan4 ji1 si3 ren2 = to be irritating or annoying 粵

刺死 ci3 sei2 ci4 si3 = stab to death

死不足惜 sei2 bat1 zuk1 sik1 si3 bu4 zu2 xi1 (PRC) xi2 (TW) = 1. to not regret the prospect of death 2. not worthy to live in this world

死撐 sei2 caang3 = resist stubbornly 粵

吊死 diu3 sei2 diao4 si3 = suicide by hanging, hang by the neck

死咗條心 sei2 zo2 tiu4 sam1 = give up hope altogether 粵

馬死落地行 maa5 sei2 lok6 dei6 haang4 = keep going on in the face of adversity

殺必死 saat3 bit1 sei2 sha1 bi4 si3 = fan service (see long def.)

穿得迷死人 cyun1 dak1 mai4 sei2 jan4 = dressed up to kill

惡死能登 ok3 sei2 nang4 dang1 = ferocious 粵

死籌 sei2 cau4 = the "death chip" in drawing lots

見死不救 gin3 sei2 bat1 gau3 jian4 si3 bu4*2 jiu4 = to not save someone in trouble

寧死不屈 ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1 ning2 si3 bu4 qu1 = to rather die than submit

要生要死 jiu3 saang1 jiu3 sei2 yao4 sheng1 yao4 si3 = to be hysterical 粵

死相 sei2 soeng3 = facies hippocratica; Hippocratic face

大石責死蟹 daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5 = overpowered by pressure 粵

死亡日記 sei2 mong4 jat6 gei3 = a death blog (common formation)

死貓彈 sei2 maau1 daan6 si3 mao1 dan4 = dead cat bounce

罪該萬死 zeoi6 goi1 maan6 sei2 zui4 gai1 wan4 si3 = guilty of a crimes for which ten thousands deaths cannot atone for

醉生夢死 zeoi3 sang1 mung6 sei2 zui4 sheng1 meng4 si3 = live a befuddled life of drinking and sleeping

死於非命 sei2 jyu1 fei1 ming6 si3 yu2 fei1 ming4 = die of an unnatural death; die under violent circumstances

去死去死團 heoi3 sei2 heoi3 sei2 tyun4 = Lovers-go-die Club

死剩把口 sei2 sing6/zing6 baa2 hau2 si3 sheng4 ba3 kou3 = to talk too much, to keep chattering away

蟻多摟死象 ngai5 do1 lau1 sei2 zoeng6 = mass is strength 粵

扤死貓 ngat1 sei2 maau1 = frame sb for wrongdoing 粵

殊死戰 syu4 sei2 zin3 shu1 si3 zhan4 = fight to death; a life and death battle

束手待死 cuk1 sau2 doi6 sei2 shu4 shou3 dai4 si3 = hands tied and expecting the worst

哀莫大於心死 oi1 mok6 daai6 jyu1 sam1 sei2 ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3 = there is nothing more sorrowful than despair

愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死 oi3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sang1, wu3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sei2 ai4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1, wu4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1 = love someone so much that you wish him alive forever, hate someone so much that you wish him dead

見光死 gin3 gwong1 sei2 jian4 guang1 si3 = once exposed can't be hidden again

死亡證明書 sei2 mong4 zing3 ming4 syu1 si3 wang2 zheng4 ming2 shu1 = death certificate (common formation)

唔死一身潺 m4 sei2 jat1 san1 saan4 = be in real great trouble 粵

橫又死，𠶧又死 waang4 jau6 sei2 dim6 jau6 sei2 = damned no matter what you do 粵

生死未卜 sang1 sei2 mei6 buk1 sheng1 si3 wei4 bu3 = dead or alive is still unknown

死人燈籠 sei2 jan4 dang1 lung4 si3 ren2 deng1 long2 = report an inflated figure 粵

死亡遊戲 sei2 mong4 jau4 hei3 si3 wang2 you2 xi4 = Game of Death

Showing all 16 examples containing 死

我覺得行公司會悶死我粵
Going shopping bores me to death.
[Lit. I feel walk-company would boring die me]

你係個怕死鬼。粵
You are a coward.

佢好怕死。粵
He/she is very cowardly.

死咯，唔見咗我嘅荷包！粵
Oh no! I can't find my wallet!

就嚟悶到我死啦。粵
I am being bored to death.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,132172#msg-132172]

我病到死死下! 粵
I am so ill I feel like dying!

我打死咗隻蚊。粵
I killed a mosquito.

我架車死咗火，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！粵
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck!
[Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]

我哋唔可以畀佢死住粵
We can't let him die yet.
[Lit. 住 here means "yet"; 畀 indicates the passive voice and does NOT mean give.]

呢啲蚊𧕴痕到死！粵
These bites are damn itchy!
[Lit. This [plural counter] mosquito-bite itchy-arrive-die!]

呢篇文講緊一個啱啱死嘅人。粵
This article is about a recently deceased person.
[(Wikipedia)]

瓦礫責死咗兩個人粵
The debris crushed and killed two persons.

與其苟且偷生不如死
It is better to die than to drag on with such an ignoble existence.

如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …

佢笑起上嚟會殺死人。粵
She has a killer smile.

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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