死sei2人jan4冧lam1樓lau2

English

1. tragedies
2. people die and buildings collapse; used to refer to catastrophes in general
3. (used in exaggeration) of grave importance; a matter of life-and-death

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 有人死、有屋冧咗落嚟；引申指重大災難
2. 誇張手法，用嚟強調重要性

Examples

• 你死人冧樓都同我搞掂佢。

  Please fix it for me, no matter the cost or difficulty.

• 呢單嘢死人冧樓㗎，小心啲呀。

  This case is a matter of life-and-death (=of grave importance). Take extra care.

• 土瓜灣馬頭圍道死人冧樓，唔經唔覺都幾年嘞。

  The deadly building collapse in Ma Tau Wai Road happened several years ago.

• 葉議員反對加會建議，指要立法會喺暑假休會期間突然召開會議，「一定要係死人冧樓先得」。

  Legislator Yip opposes the suggestion of extra meetings, as extra meetings in summer holiday should only be held "if people die or buildings collapse". ----