死佬

死佬

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin) dead person; corpse (Classifier: 隻／只 h)
   • 1870, 邵紀棠, 《俗話傾談》‎^[1]:

     但我一生至怕見死佬。就係講起來。聞之都怕。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     但我一生至怕见死佬。就系讲起来。闻之都怕。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     daan⁶ ngo⁵ jat¹ sang¹ zi³ paa³ gin³ sei² lou². zau⁶ hai⁶ gong² hei² loi⁴. man⁴ zi¹ dou¹ paa³. [Jyutping]

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2. (Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, derogatory) jerk; bastard (insult for a man) (Classifier: 個／个 c)
   • 2016 November 15, 杜法祖, “網民讚「淡定 Sir」抄牌唔怕鬧”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A6:

     有人轉而針對警員狂罵：「抄你就快快脆脆……寫個幾個字寫半個鐘！抄牌唔識抄呀？要我教你抄呀？你都黐線！食屎啦……死佬！」 [Cantonese, trad.]
     有人转而针对警员狂骂：「抄你就快快脆脆……写个几个字写半个钟！抄牌唔识抄呀？要我教你抄呀？你都黐线！食屎啦……死佬！」 [Cantonese, simp.]

     jau⁵ jan⁴ zyun² ji⁴ zam¹ deoi³ ging² jyun⁴ kwong⁴ maa⁶: “caau¹ nei⁵ zau⁶ faai³ faai³ ceoi³ ceoi³...... se² go³ gei² go³ zi⁶ se² bun³ go³ zung¹! caau¹ paai⁴ m⁴ sik¹ caau¹ aa⁴? jiu³ ngo⁵ gaau³ nei⁵ caau¹ aa⁴? nei⁵ dou¹ ci¹ sin³! sik⁶ si² laa¹...... sei² lou²!” [Jyutping]

     One person hurled abuse back at the police officer saying: "I could give you a ticket nice and quick. [...] You've been writing that ticket for half an hour! You don't even know how to write a ticket? Need me to show you? You're insane! Eat shit. [...] Bastard!"

3. (Cantonese, endearing) bastard (used for one's own husband or boyfriend) (Classifier: 個／个 c)
   • 2018 February 6, 費小燁, quoting Bryan Ha, “「死佬出嚟搞三搞四」有望成真”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A6:

     老婆留左（咗）10個留言都係同一句：『死佬去左（咗）邊，幾時返屋企』 [Cantonese, trad.]
     老婆留左（咗）10个留言都系同一句：『死佬去左（咗）边，几时返屋企』 [Cantonese, simp.]

     lou⁵ po⁴ lau⁴ zo² (zo²) sap⁶ go³ lau⁴ jin⁴ dou¹ hai⁶ tung⁴ jat¹ geoi³: ‘sei² lou² heoi³ zo² (zo²) bin¹, gei² si⁴ faan¹ uk¹ kei²’ [Jyutping]

     His wife left ten messages, all saying the same thing: "Where did you go you bastard? When are you coming home?"

死佬

1. (Hakka) dull; stupid