鋤死
simp锄死co4 sei2chú sǐ
English
- to prosecute
- catch someone and not let them get away lightly [colloquial]
- 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
- 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