死sei2火fo2

English

1. (adjective) (of car) broke down; (verb) to break down or to stall (usually referring to a car
2. something bad has happened, especially due to human mistake; roughly equivalent to expressions like "damn"
3. a vehicle breaking down and its engine cannot be started
4. engine
5. machinery); (of a situation) a held up; to come to a standstill; (interjection) "Oh no!" "Uh-oh!"

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 發生咗一啲唔好嘅事，尤其係人為失誤
2. 交通工具突然間故障，撻唔著引擎

Examples

• 架車死火。

  The car has broken down.

• 死火！唔記得帶銀包⋯

  Oh crap, I forgot to bring my wallet...

• 佢話：「我架車成日都死火。」

  He said, "My car is always breaking down."

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