粵

賣maai6鹹haam4蛋daan2

simp卖咸蛋
maai6 haam4 daan2mài xian2dan4

English

  1. to die [colloquial]
  2. to die; to have died; an euphemism for death; literally "to sell salted eggs"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 死咗;係一種有幽默感嘅講法,唔好喺正式場合用

Examples

  • 佢老豆去咗賣鹹蛋。

    His father went to a very far away place.

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

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