粵

鋤co4死sei2

simp锄死
co4 sei2chú sǐ

English

  1. to prosecute
  2. catch someone and not let them get away lightly [colloquial]
  3. to go after somebody in a determined manner, with the intention of putting an end to that somebody; often used to describe law enforcement and prosecution's determination towards putting a suspect in prison

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 努力咁搜集證據,希望令疑犯入罪;多數用嚟形容檢控官、警察喺法庭上對付疑犯,含義比煮死正面少少

Examples

  • 揾咗咁多證據,應該夠鋤死呢個仆街。

    We've collected so much evidence, I think it is enough to put that sucker behind bars.

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

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