「該死唔使病」
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| Pronunciation： | goi1 sei2 m4 sai2 beng6 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
該 should; ought to; must; supposedly; probably; that; that particular; the aforementioned 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 唔 not 使 make; envoy; spend((money)); to cause"; to exploit someone; to spend money 病 illness; disease; to be ill; to be sick |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
an expression used to express the deterministic view on life in general; literally, if it is time for one to die, there is no need to wait for the illness to come; and the implication is that one can die anytime so there is no need to fear for death
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