好死
hou2 sei2hǎo sǐ
English
- a 'good death'; describes a person who passes away in a peaceful manner; something that is too good to be true (usually used with a sense of doubt, in a questioning manner)
- someone suddenly becomes nice and is being well to others. Literally: well die
- to die naturally, peacefully, without pain. Literally: good die
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容人突然變得好相語、善待其他人
- 善終；安詳而冇痛苦咁自然死亡
Examples
好死不如赖活着
Better to live dishonored than die proud.
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不得好死
die in an accident, or die painfully
好死不如賴活
would rather to live without dignity than to die peacefully
做乜咁好死呀？特登咁遠走出嚟探我？
Why are you being so kind today? Did you travel all this way just to see me?
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk