粵

釘deng1蓋goi3

simp钉盖
deng1 goi3dīng gài

English

  1. dead; passed away; literally 'to nail down the lid'
  2. to be dead; to kick the bucket; literally "to nail the cover (of the coffin)"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將棺材蓋用釘釘好，即係死咗，係戲謔嘅講法

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

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