粵

死sei2撐caang1

simp死撑
sei2 caang1sei2 caang3sǐ chēng

English

  1. persist on one's action even knowing it's wrong (spoken)
  2. to stubbornly refuse to admit failure or error; to insist with undue firmness that something is true when it is obviously not
  3. to withstand great pain and refuse to rest; to force oneself to endure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 衰咗之後唔肯認,頑固噉堅持自己嗰套
  2. 明明好辛苦、就嚟頂唔順,但係都夾硬捱落去,唔肯休息

Examples

  • 你咁痛仲死撐,返屋企休息啦!

    You're in so much pain, and you're still forcing yourself to do it. Go home and take a rest!

  • 明明係你偷,你仲死撐話自己冇偷嘢!

    You obviously stole it, but you still insist that you didn't do it! ----

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

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