「一句唔該使死人」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: jat1 geoi3 m4 goi1 sai2 sei2 jan4
Individual
Character Meaning:
一 one; as soon as; once
句 sentence
唔 not
該 should; that; that particular; the aforementioned; ought to; must; supposedly; probably
使 make; envoy; spend((money)); to cause"; to exploit someone; to spend money
死 to die; inflexible; to fail; fixed; rigid; stiff; same old same old; to malfunction; to break down; to insist; to be stubborn; desperately; persistently; rigidly; blindly; very; extremely; irresistibly; successfully; literally: damned
人 human; human being; person; people; personality; everybody; (some) people; others; somebody; body of a person
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
to make excessive demands on someone without offering a reasonable reward, as if a simple 'thank you' is enough; literally: to say thank you once and work someone to death
(Cant.) 佢keoi5打daa2電din6話waa2嚟lai4話waa6佢keoi5病beng6咗zo2,我ngo5買maai5粥zuk1上soeng5去heoi3俾bei2佢keoi5食sik6,點dim2知zi1去heoi3到dou3佢keoi5叫giu3我ngo5幫bong1佢keoi5洗sai2碗wun2、燙tong3衫saam1、揼dam2垃laap6圾saap3,真zan1係hai6一jat1句geoi3唔m4該goi1使sai2死sei2人jan4呀aa3。
(Eng.) She called me saying she was unwell, so I bought her some congee. But then she asked me to help with the dishes, ironing, and garbage. She did express her gratitude, but she can't treat me like a servant.
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