粵

活wut6該goi1

simp活该
wut6 goi1huó gāi

English

  1. (coll.) serve sb right
  2. deservedly
  3. ought
  4. should
  5. to get the bad consequence one deserves

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 抵死

Examples

  • 活该。

    Serves you right.

    Tatoeba · shanghainese CC BY

  • 我活該。

    I deserved that.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 如果不用考試,我們的校園生活該有多快樂啊!

    If it were not for examinations, how happy our school life would be!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢畀人打?抵死!

    他被人家打了?活該! (taa1 bei6 jan4 gaa1 daa2 liu5? wut6 goi1!)

    He was beaten? Yeah, he deserve that!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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