粵

罪zeoi6有jau5應jing1得dak1

simp罪有应得
zeoi6 jau5 jing1 dak1zuì yǒu yīng dé

English

  1. guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement
  2. the punishment fits the crime
  3. to be well-deserved for one's punishment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇罰錯或者冇罰多,同所犯嘅錯相匹配

Examples

  • 你衝紅燈,俾警察抄牌係罪有應得嘅。

    You jumped a red light, and was fined by the police, (you)'re well-deserved for your punishment.

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

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