半bun3條tiu4人jan4命meng6

English

1. lit. half a life, meaning one who worked flat out at work, and have exhausted half of one's life or energy
2. used to suggest that someone is so sick or exhausted that they are half-dead or have one foot in the grave (literally 'half a life')unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 形容一個人病得好犀利，或者攰得好緊要，好似就嚟死噉unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  得返半條人命

  to be half-dead; to have one foot in the grave (literally 'to have half a life remaining')

• unreviewed?

  個老人家病到得返半條人命，啱啱送咗入醫院，都唔知救唔救得返。

  The old man was so sick that he was on the verge of dying. He's in the hospital now, and there's no telling if he'll survive.

• unreviewed?

  今日公司好多嘢做，開OT開到四點，返到屋企已經得返半條人命。

  I got a lot of work at the office today and worked overtime until 4 a.m. When I got home, I was half-dead.