「百年歸老」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5
Individual
Character Meaning:
百 hundred; hundreds digit; hundreds place
年 year
歸 to go back to; to classify; to belong to; to return; to equal to
老 old; old in age; of long standing; experienced; senior
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
an euphemistic way to discuss the death of a person when he is still alive; literally, "after 100 years returns to old"
(Cant.) 立laap6咗zo2平ping4安on1紙zi2,咁gam2你nei5第dai6日jat6百baak3年nin4歸gwai1老lou5之zi1後hau6,我ngo5哋dei6都dou1知zi1道dou6啲di1後hau6事si6你nei5想soeng2點dim2安on1排paai4嘛maa3。
(Eng.) Make a will first. So after you pass away, we would know your intention about the funeral arrangement.
(Cant.) 第dai6日jat6你nei5百baak3年nin4歸gwai1老lou5之zi1後hau6,想soeng2啲di1財coi4產caan2點dim2樣joeng2分fan1配pui3呢ne1?
(Eng.) When you should leave the world, how would you like to distribute your wealth?
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