「死人冧樓」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	sei2 jan4 lam3 lau2
Individual Character Meaning：	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 冧 flower bud; to coax; to fall; to collapse; to drop; to go down; to be malfunctioned 樓 floor; building; storied building; flat; apartment; housing unit
Part of Speech：	expression
Explanation：	people die and buildings collapse; used to refer to catastrophes in general (Cant.) 土tou2瓜gwaa1灣waan4馬maa5頭tau4圍wai4道dou3死sei2人jan4冧lam3樓lau2，唔m4經ging1唔m4覺gok3都dou1幾gei2年nin4嘞laak3。 (Eng.) The deadly building collapse in Ma Tau Wai Road happened several years ago. (Cant.) 葉jip6議ji5員jyun4反faan2對deoi3加gaa1會wui2建gin3議ji5，指zi2要jiu3立laap6法faat3會wui2喺hai2暑syu2假gaa3休jau1會wui2期kei4間gaan1突dat6然jin4召ziu6開hoi1會wui6議ji5，「一jat1定ding6要jiu3係hai6死sei2人jan4冧lam3樓lau2先sin1得dak1」。 (Eng.) Legislator Yip opposes the suggestion of extra meetings, as extra meetings in summer holiday should only be held "if people die or buildings collapse". (used in exaggeration) of grave importance; a matter of life-and-death (Cant.) 呢ni1單daan1嘢je5死sei2人jan4冧lam3樓lau2㗎gaa3，小siu2心sam1啲di1呀aa3。 (Eng.) This case is a matter of life-and-death (=of grave importance). Take extra care. (Cant.) 你nei5死sei2人jan4冧lam3樓lau2都dou1同tung4我ngo5搞gaau2掂dim6佢keoi5。 (Eng.) Please fix it for me, no matter the cost or difficulty.
See also：	存亡
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