「一句唔該使死人」
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Pronunciation: | jat1 geoi3 m4 goi1 sai2 sei2 jan4 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
一 one; as soon as; once 句 sentence 唔 not 該 should; ought to; must; supposedly; probably; that; that particular; the aforementioned 使 make; envoy; spend((money)); to cause"; to exploit someone; to spend money 死 to die; inflexible; to fail; unable to coexist; fixed; rigid; stiff; same old same old; literally: damned; to malfunction; to break down; very; extremely; to insist; to be stubborn 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
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