當dong3死sei2

English

1. to treat someone as a nobody or irrelevant or unimportant [colloquial]

Examples

• 当死亡来敲你的门时，世界上所有的财富都是无用的。

  All the wealth in the world is useless when death comes knocking on your door.

  Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

• 两军对敌，能战的当战，不能战的当守，不能守的当走，不能走的当降，不能降的当死。

  When two armies oppose one another, those who can fight should fight, those who can't fight should guard, those who can't guard should flee, those who can't flee should surrender, and those who can't surrender should die.

  Tatoeba · FeuDRenais CC BY