粵

垂seoi4危ngai4

seoi4 ngai4chuí wēi

English

  1. close to death
  2. life-threatening (illness)
  3. to be close to death; to approach death

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 身體情況極差，接近死亡

Examples

  • 佢送到醫院時已經垂危。

    When he was sent to the hospital, he was already close to death.

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

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