拉laai1柴caai4

English

1. (slang) die; pass away
2. to die, dead in a disgraceful way; believably come from WWII , when Japanese troops invaded Canton, many people starved to death, the bony bodies were collected on trolley and take to burn, looks like the trolley was carrying real firewood; literally: to pull firewoodunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 指一個人逝世，而死得唔光彩、甚至係餓死街頭；有説源自日軍侵華時期，廣州餓死街頭嘅人好多，骨瘦如柴嘅屍體被人用板車運走火化，就好似真係用車拉柴枝去燒咁unreviewed?

Examples

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  佢拉咗柴喇。

  He's already dead.