粵

死sei2老lou5鬼gwai2

sei2 lou5 gwai2sǐ lǎo guǐ

English

  1. (verb) scold someone as an old man
  2. senior (noun) damn old man; old bastard
  3. an offensive term referring to an elder man; old bugger; literally: dead old ghost
  4. an offensive term referring to a predecessor in an organisation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對稍為年長少少嘅男人嘅貶稱;即係死老嘢
  2. 對上莊(老鬼)嘅蔑稱

Examples

  • 食嘢唔做嘢,正一死老鬼!

    You old bugger are only living to munch free food! ----

  • 個班死老鬼,淨係識指手劃腳,搞搞震冇幫襯!

    Those old buggers only know how to boss people around without offering any real assistance!

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

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