該死
See also: 该死
Chinese
that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (該死) | 該 | 死 | |
| simp. (该死) | 该 | 死 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): goi1 sei2
- Gan (Wiktionary): gai1 si3
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): găi-*sī
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gāisǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄞ ㄙˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gaisǐh
- Wade–Giles: kai1-ssŭ3
- Yale: gāi-sž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaisyy
- Palladius: гайсы (gajsy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: goi1 sei2
- Yale: gōi séi
- Cantonese Pinyin: goi1 sei2
- Guangdong Romanization: goi1 séi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôi-sí
- Hakka Romanization System: goiˊ xiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: goi1 xi3
- Sinological IPA: /koi̯²⁴ si³¹/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: goi1 xi3
- Sinological IPA: /koɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kai-sí
- Tâi-lô: kai-sí
- Phofsit Daibuun: kaisie
- IPA (Xiamen): /kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kai³³ si⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gai2 si2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kái sí
- Sinological IPA (key): /kai⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
該死
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 活該 (“to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 活該 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 活該, 死好 |
| Harbin | 活該 | |
| Singapore | 活該 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 活該 |
| Xi'an | 活該 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 抵死 |
| Hong Kong | 抵死 | |
| Taishan | 抵死 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 堪得 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 擳胲, 堪得 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 該然, 該死, 死好 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 活該 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 該死 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 合該, 合該然 |
| Taichung | 應該 GT, 死好 GT, 三好加一好 GT | |
| Jieyang | 堪該, 堪該死 | |
| Wu | Ningbo | 該死 |
Adjective
該死
Interjection
該死
- (colloquial) damn (it)!