粵

釘deng1死sei2

simp钉死
deng1 sei2dìng sǐ

English

  1. to nail securely
  2. to execute by means of impalement
  3. to crucify
  4. to secure something by nailing it.
  5. an execution way of ancient Rome: to nail someone on a cross and let him bleed until die.
  6. Literally: to nail die. to collect sufficient evident to put a suspect in jail, mostly used to describe the prosecutors and police officers's law and court procedures toward a catch suspect. A bit more positive then "to cook die".

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用釘釘實物件,令佢唔會郁來郁去
  2. 一種古羅馬行刑方式,用釘將人釘響十字架上流血直至死亡
  3. 搜集足夠證據成功令疑犯入罪,多用嚟形容檢控官、警察在法庭上對付被捕疑犯,詞義比煮死正面少少。

Examples

  • 耶穌被釘死喺十字架

    Jesus had died nailed to the cross ----

  • 再釘實啲啦,你唔釘死佢一陣又甩出嚟。

    Please nail it more firmly. If you don't, it will fall off again later. ----

  • 人證物證齊晒,今次終於可以釘死呢個仆街。

    eye-wisenesses and physcial evidence are all in our hands, finally we can put that sucker in jail.

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

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