死 sei² {sǐ}

1. to die
2. impassable
3. uncrossable
4. inflexible
5. rigid
6. extremely
7. damned

死撐〔-撑〕 sei² caang¹ {sǐ chēng}

persist on one's action even knowing it's wrong (spoken)

死蠢 sei² ceon² {sǐ chǔn}

(slang) extremely foolish; damn stupid

死頂〔-顶〕 sei² ding² {sǐ dǐng}

(verb) try to bear; hardly stand for something; withstand

死飛〔-飞〕 sei² fei¹ {sǐ fēi}

fixed gear

死火 sei² fo² {sǐ huǒ}

(adjective) (of car) broke down; (verb) to break down or to stall (usually referring to a car / engine / machinery); (of a situation) a held up; to come to a standstill; (interjection) "Oh no!" "Uh-oh!"

死灰 sei² fui¹ {sǐ huī}

ashes; dying embers

死咁 sei² gam³ {sǐ gān}

(adjective) nearly dead

死跟 sei² gan¹ {sǐ gēn}

to blindly follow

死狗 sei² gau² {sǐ gǒu}

(noun) damn dog; or (noun) dead dog

死角 sei² gok³ {sǐjiǎo}

(noun) (of military) Dead angle

死光 sei² gwong¹ {sǐ guāng}

(noun) Death Ray

死人 sei² jan⁴ {sǐ rén}

(adjective) 1. damned; 2. (adverb) 1. Damn!; 2. Shit!

死於〔-于〕 sei² jyu¹ {sǐ yú}

to die of; to die from

死冤 sei² jyun¹ {sǐ yuān}

to pester incessantly; to cling to obstinately; to make insistent demands from somebody; to squabble endlessly over trivial matters

死啦 sei² laa¹ {sǐ la}

oh hell; oh shit (spoken)

死擂 sei² leoi⁴ {sǐ léi}

work oneself to death; work extremely hard

死了 sei² liu⁵ {sǐ le}

to be dead

死佬 sei² lou² {sǐ lǎo}

a rough way for the wife to address her husband; a bastard

死物 sei² mat⁶ {sǐ wù}

inanimate objects

死硬 sei² ngaang⁶ {sǐ yìng}

doom for death or failure (Cantonese)

死皮 sei² pei⁴ {sǐ pí}

dead skin

死實〔-实〕 sei² sat⁶ {sǐ shí}

irreversible; irrecoverable; cannot change

死屍〔-尸〕 sei² si¹ {sǐ shī}

one not willing to move (Cantonese slang)

死仔 sei² zai² {sǐ zǐ}

(curse language) to revile someone as a bad son

死者 sei² ze² {sǐzhě}

(noun) The victim of murder

死直 sei² zik⁶ {sǐ zhí}

(verb) die for dignity or reputation

死橋〔-桥〕 si² kiu⁴ {sǐ qiáo}

bad or cheeky idea (spoken)

死板 sei² baan² {sǐ bǎn}

1. rigid
2. inflexible

死別〔-别〕 sei² bit⁶ {sǐ bié}

to be parted by death

死產〔-产〕 sei² caan² {sǐ chǎn}

stillbirth

死囚 sei² cau⁴ {sǐ qiú}

1. prisoner that awaits execution
2. convict sentenced to death
3. someone on death row

死敵〔-敌〕 sei² dik⁶ {sǐ dí}

1. mortal enemy
2. arch-enemy

死點〔-点〕 sei² dim² {sǐ diǎn}

1. blind spot
2. dead center

死定 sei² ding⁶ {sǐ dìng}

1. to be screwed
2. to be toast

死黨〔-党〕 sei² dong² {sǐ dǎng}

1. best friends
2. inseparable sidekick
3. diehard followers

死當〔-当〕 sei² dong³ {sǐ dàng}

1. to flunk (Tw)
2. (computing) to crash
3. to stop working

死機〔-机〕 sei² gei¹ {sǐ jī}

to crash (of a computer)

死記〔-记〕 sei² gei³ {sǐ jì}

1. to learn by rote
2. to cram

死勁〔-劲〕 sei² ging⁶ {sǐ jìn}

1. all one's strength
2. with might and main

死結〔-结〕 sei² git³ {sǐ jié}

1. tight knot
2. intractable problem

死角 sei² gok³ {sǐ jiǎo}

1. gap in coverage
2. gap in protection or defenses
3. neglected or overlooked area
4. dead end

死局 sei² guk⁶ {sǐ jú}

1. hopeless situation
2. deadlock

死鬼 sei² gwai² {sǐ guǐ}

1. devil
2. You devil! (as joke or insult)
3. the departed

死後〔-后〕 sei² hau⁶ {sǐ hòu}

1. after death
2. posthumous

死去 sei² heoi³ {sǐ qù}

to die

死海 sei² hoi² {Sǐ Hǎi}

the Dead Sea

死巷 sei² hong⁶ {sǐ xiàng}

1. blind alley
2. dead end

死因 sei² jan¹ {sǐ yīn}

cause of death

死人 sei² jan⁴ {sǐ rén}

dead person

死刑 sei² jing⁴ {sǐ xíng}

death penalty

死穴 sei² jyut⁶ {sǐ xué}

1. lethal point (acupuncture)
2. vulnerable spot
3. Achilles' heel

死期 sei² kei⁴ {sǐ qī}

time of death

死棋 sei² kei⁴ {sǐ qí}

1. dead piece (in Chess)
2. stupid move
3. hopeless case

死區〔-区〕 sei² keoi¹ {sǐ qū}

1. dead zone
2. blind spot

死路 sei² lou⁶ {sǐ lù}

1. dead end
2. (fig.) the road to disaster

死麵〔-面〕 sei² min⁶ {sǐ miàn}

unleavened dough

死命 sei² ming⁶ {sǐ mìng}

1. doom
2. death
3. desperately

死亡 sei² mong⁴ {sǐ wáng}

1. to die
2. death

死難〔-难〕 sei² naan⁶ {sǐ nàn}

1. to die in an accident
2. to die for a just cause

死硬 sei² ngaang⁶ {sǐ yìng}

1. stiff
2. rigid
3. obstinate

死心 sei² sam¹ {sǐ xīn}

1. to give up
2. to admit failure
3. to drop the matter
4. to reconcile oneself to loss
5. to have no more illusions about

死神 sei² san⁴ {sǐ shén}

1. mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die
2. (fig.) death

死生 sei² sang¹ {sǐ shēng}

1. life or death
2. critical (event)

死守 sei² sau² {sǐ shǒu}

1. to defend one's property to the death
2. to cling obstinately to old habits
3. die-hard

死死 sei² sei² {sǐ sǐ}

1. rigid
2. unwavering
3. unbendable
4. firm (hold on sth)
5. tenacious

死水 sei² seoi² {sǐ shuǐ}

1. stagnant water
2. backwater

死信 sei² seon³ {sǐ xìn}

1. lost letter
2. letter containing news of sb's death

死訊〔-讯〕 sei² seon³ {sǐ xùn}

news of sb's death

死屍〔-尸〕 sei² si¹ {sǐ shī}

1. a corpse
2. a dead body

死城 sei² sing⁴ {sǐ chéng}

ghost town

死鎖〔-锁〕 sei² so² {sǐ suǒ}

deadlock (computing)

死傷〔-伤〕 sei² soeng¹ {sǐ shāng}

1. casualties
2. dead and injured

死緩〔-缓〕 sei² wun⁶ {sǐ huǎn}

1. deferred death sentence
2. commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)

死活 sei² wut⁶ {sǐ huó}

1. life or death
2. fate
3. no matter what
4. anyway
5. for the life of me

死者 sei² ze² {sǐ zhě}

1. the dead
2. the deceased

死罪 sei² zeoi⁶ {sǐ zuì}

1. mortal crime
2. capital offense

死寂 sei² zik⁶ {sǐ jì}

deathly stillness

死戰〔-战〕 sei² zin³ {sǐ zhàn}

1. fight to the death
2. desperate struggle

死症 sei² zing³ {sǐ zhèng}

1. incurable disease
2. terminal illness

死仗 sei² zoeng³ {sǐ zhàng}

1. to fight bitterly
2. hard struggle

死賬〔-账〕 sei² zoeng³ {sǐ zhàng}

dormant bank account

死絕〔-绝〕 sei² zyut⁶ {sǐ jué}

1. to die out
2. to be exterminated
3. to become extinct

死八婆 sei² baat³ po⁴ {sǐ bā pó}

(curse language) to revile someone as a bitch

死肥婆 sei² fei⁴ po⁴ {sǐ féi pó}

(verb) scold or insult a woman fat/chubby/overweight

死火山 sei² fo² saan¹ {sǐ huǒ shān}

extinct volcano

死咕咕 sei² gu¹ gu¹ {sǐ gū gu}

inflexible; boring (spoken)

死估估 sei² gu⁴ gu⁴ {sǐ gū gū}

inflexible or rigid; describes a person's way of handling matter(s) inflexibly; lifeless

死鬼佬 sei² gwai² lou² {sǐ guǐ lǎo}

(noun) an damn Western person

死光槍〔--枪〕 sei² gwong¹ coeng¹ {sǐ guāng qiāng}

phaser

死氣喉〔-气-〕 sei² hei³ hau⁴ {sǐ qì hóu}

exhaust pipe

死人頭〔--头〕 sei² jan⁴ tau⁴ {sǐ rén tóu}

a rough way to call someone; a bastard

死老鬼 sei² lou⁵ gwai² {sǐ lǎo guǐ}

(verb) scold someone as an old man/senior (noun) damn old man; old bastard

死唔去 sei² m⁴ heoi³ {sǐ ń qù}

(verb) not dead yet

死貓彈〔-猫弹〕 sei² maau¹ daan⁶ {sǐ māo dàn}

(financial term of Wall Street) dead cat bounce

死妹釘〔--钉〕 sei² mui¹ deng¹ {sǐ mèi dīng}

a crude way to address a young female who has done something wrong or terrible

死女包 sei² neoi² baau¹ {sǐ nǚ bāo}

a rough way to call the daughter 'a bad girl' by the parent(s)

死硬派 sei² ngaang⁶ paai³ {sǐ yìng pài}

(noun) nonconformist; diehard; someone is intransigent

死腦筋〔-脑-〕 sei² nou⁵ gan¹ {sǐ nǎo jīn}

'ROM brain'

死仆街 sei² puk¹ gaai¹ {sǐ pū jiē}

(curse language) to revile or insult someone as an asshole or a bastard

死死吓 sei² sei² haa² {sǐ sǐ xià}

(adjective) struggling; suffering; moribund

死死下 sei² sei² haa⁶ {sǐ sǐ xià}

the feeling of being exhausted and/or struggle in doing something; feeling half-dead; dejected

死死氣〔--气〕 sei² sei² hei³ {sǐ sǐ qì}

to be forced into doing something unwillingly (spoken)

死仔包 sei² zai² baau¹ {sǐ zǐ bāo}

(curse language) to revile someone as a bad son

死仔乾〔--干〕 sei² zai² gon¹ {sǐ zǐ gān}

bad boy (spoken)

死絕種〔-绝种〕 sei² zyut⁶ zung² {sǐ jué zhǒng}

cursing one to extinct (derogatory)

死不了 sei² bat¹ liu⁵ {sǐ bù liǎo}

Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)

死對頭〔-对头〕 sei² deoi³ tau⁴ {sǐ duì tou}

1. arch-enemy
2. sworn enemy

死翹翹〔-翘翘〕 sei² kiu⁴ kiu⁴ {sǐ qiào qiào}

1. to die
2. to drop dead

死文字 sei² man⁴ zi⁶ {sǐ wén zì}

1. dead language
2. indecipherable script

死亡率 sei² mong⁴ leot² {sǐ wáng lǜ}

mortality rate

死難者〔-难-〕 sei² naan⁶ ze² {sǐ nàn zhě}

1. victim of an accident
2. casualty
3. martyr for one's country

死傷者〔-伤-〕 sei² soeng¹ ze² {sǐ shāng zhě}

1. casualty (of an accident)
2. dead and wounded

死頑固〔-顽-〕 sei² waan⁴ gu³ {sǐ wán gù}

1. very stubborn
2. very stubborn person
3. die-hard

死不足惜 sei² bat¹ zuk¹ sik¹ {sǐ bù zú xī}

death is not to be regretted – to describe the feeling of not being afraid of death; a deserved death

死畀你睇 sei² bei² nei⁵ tai² {sǐ bì nǐ dì}

to be all washed up; to be totally doomed

死得其所 sei² dak¹ kei⁴ so² {sǐ dé qí suǒ}

(proverb) worthy of death or worthy sacrifice

死得眼閉〔---闭〕 sei² dak¹ ngaan⁵ bai³ {sǐ dé yǎn bì}

to die happy; to die with their mind at peace

死過翻生〔-过--〕 sei² gwo³ faan¹ sang¹ {sǐ guò fān shēng}

reborn (spoken)

死慳死抵〔-悭--〕 sei² haan¹ sei² dai² {sǐ qiān sǐ dǐ}

to go through extreme measures to save money

死口咬實〔---实〕 sei² hau² ngaau⁵ sat⁶ {sǐ kǒu yǎo shí}

to insist / stick / cling to one's view

死人燈籠〔--灯笼〕 sei² jan⁴ dang¹ lung⁴ {sǐ rén dēng long}

(noun) the damn lanterns (noun) white lanterns, which people use in Chinese funerals

死人冧樓〔---楼〕 sei² jan⁴ lam¹ lau² {sǐ rén līn lóu}

tragedies

死有餘辜〔--余-〕 sei² jau⁵ jyu⁴ gu¹ {sǐ yǒu yú gū}

(saying) Deserve to die

死路一條〔---条〕 sei² lou⁶ jat¹ tiu⁴ {sǐ lù yī tiáo}

road to dead end

死唔眼閉〔---闭〕 sei² m⁴ ngaan⁵ bai³ {sǐ ń yǎn bì}

to die with grief (spoken)

死唔斷氣〔--断气〕 sei² m⁴ tyun⁵ hei³ {sǐ ń duàn qì}

(curse language) to revile someone gasps before dead.

死亡遊戲〔--游戏〕 sei² mong⁴ jau⁴ hei³ {sǐ wáng yóu xì}

Game of Death, a martial arts film starring Bruce Lee

死亡證書〔--证书〕 sei² mong⁴ zing³ syu¹ {sǐ wáng zhèng shū}

death certificate

死心不息 sei² sam¹ bat¹ sik¹ {sǐ xīn bù xī}

the spirit of never giving up; refusing to give up

死蛇爛蟮〔--烂-〕 sei² se⁴ laan⁶ sin⁵ {sǐ shé làn shàn}

to describe someone who is lazy / lifeless / unambitious; a slacker

死蛇爛鱔〔--烂鳝〕 sei² se⁴ laan⁶ sin⁵ {sǐ shé làn shàn}

describes a very lazy person who is beyond hope; to describe someone who is reluctant to change their ways despite knowing that they are in the wrong; someone who is not putting in any effort to pull up their socks

死死地氣〔---气〕 sei² sei² dei⁶ hei³ {sǐ sǐ dì qì}

to be forced into doing something unwillingly (spoken)

死性不改 sei² sing³ bat¹ goi² {sǐ xìng bù gǎi}

stubborn characteristics (idiom)

死剩把口 sei² zing⁶ baa² hau² {sǐ shèng bǎ kǒu}

describes a person who is very argumentative, not admitting defeat despite not having anything solid to back it up; to describe someone who is good for nothing but only knows how to talk

死咗條心〔--条-〕 sei² zo² tiu⁴ sam¹ {sǐ zuo tiáo xīn}

(verb) give up; surrender

死做爛做〔--烂-〕 sei² zou⁶ laan⁶ zou⁶ {sǐ zuò làn zuò}

to slave away; to work oneself to death

死不改悔 sei² bat¹ goi² fui³ {sǐ bù gǎi huǐ}

1. not to repent even facing death (idiom)
2. unrepentant
3. very obstinate

死不要臉〔---脸〕 sei² bat¹ jiu³ lim⁵ {sǐ bù yào liǎn}

1. to know no shame
2. to be totally shameless

死不冥目 sei² bat¹ ming⁵ muk⁶ {sǐ bù míng mù}

1. dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance
2. also written 死不瞑目

死不瞑目 sei² bat¹ ming⁵ muk⁶ {sǐ bù míng mù}

dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); to die with a remaining grievance

死纏爛打〔-缠烂-〕 sei² cin⁴ laan⁶ daa² {sǐ chán làn dǎ}

1. (coll.) to pester
2. to harass

死到臨頭〔--临头〕 sei² dou³ lam⁴ tau⁴ {sǐ dào lín tóu}

Death is near at hand. (idiom)

死灰復燃〔--复-〕 sei² fui¹ fuk⁶ jin⁴ {sǐ huī fù rán}

1. lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
2. sth malevolent returns to haunt one

死機藍屏〔-机蓝-〕 sei² gei¹ laam⁴ ping⁴ {sǐ jī lán píng}

1. blue screen of death
2. computer crash screen

死記硬背〔-记--〕 sei² gei³ ngaang⁶ bui⁶ {sǐ jì yìng bèi}

1. to learn by rote
2. to mechanically memorize

死結難解〔-结难-〕 sei² git³ naan⁴ gaai² {sǐ jié nán jiě}

1. enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem
2. intractable difficulty

死乞白賴〔---赖〕 sei² hat¹ baak⁶ laai⁶ {sǐ qi bái lài}

to pester someone again and again

死氣沉沉〔-气--〕 sei² hei³ cam⁴ cam⁴ {sǐ qì chén chén}

1. dead atmosphere
2. lifeless
3. spiritless

死去活來〔---来〕 sei² heoi³ wut⁶ loi⁴ {sǐ qù huó lái}

1. to hover between life and death (idiom)
2. to suffer terribly
3. within an inch of one's life

死海經卷〔--经-〕 sei² hoi² ging¹ gyun² {Sǐ hǎi jīng juàn}

Dead Sea Scrolls

死海古卷 sei² hoi² gu² gyun² {Sǐ hǎi gǔ juàn}

Dead Sea Scrolls

死因不明 sei² jan¹ bat¹ ming⁴ {sǐ yīn bù míng}

unknown cause of death

死有餘辜〔--余-〕 sei² jau⁵ jyu⁴ gu¹ {sǐ yǒu yú gū}

death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead

死而不僵 sei² ji⁴ bat¹ goeng¹ {sǐ ér bù jiāng}

1. dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
2. to die hard (idiom)
3. to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)

死而後已〔--后-〕 sei² ji⁴ hau⁶ ji⁵ {sǐ ér hòu yǐ}

1. until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
2. unto one's dying day

死而無悔〔--无-〕 sei² ji⁴ mou⁴ fui³ {sǐ ér wú huǐ}

to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)

死於非命〔-于--〕 sei² jyu¹ fei¹ ming⁶ {sǐ yú fēi mìng}

1. violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
2. an unnatural death

死裡逃生〔-里--〕 sei² leoi⁵ tou⁴ sang¹ {sǐ lǐ táo shēng}

1. mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
2. to survive by the skin of one's teeth

死亡筆記〔--笔记〕 sei² mong⁴ bat¹ gei³ {sǐ wáng bǐ jì}

Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇 (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健

死亡人數〔---数〕 sei² mong⁴ jan⁴ sou³ {sǐ wáng rén shù}

1. number of people killed
2. death toll

死無對證〔-无对证〕 sei² mou⁴ deoi³ zing³ {sǐ wú duì zhèng}

the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales

死皮賴臉〔--赖脸〕 sei² pei⁴ laai⁶ lim⁵ {sǐ pí lài liǎn}

brazen faced (idiom); shameless

死心眼兒〔---儿〕 sei² sam¹ ngaan⁵ ji⁴ {sǐ xīn yǎn r}

1. stubborn
2. obstinate
3. having a one-track mind

死心塌地 sei² sam¹ taap³ dei⁶ {sǐ xīn tā dì}

1. to be hell-bent on
2. dead set on sth
3. unswerving

死活不顧〔---顾〕 sei² wut⁶ bat¹ gu³ {sǐ huó bù gù}

regardless of life or death (idiom)

死中求生 sei² zung¹ kau⁴ sang¹ {sǐ zhōng qiú shēng}

to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life

死雞撐飯蓋〔-鸡撑饭盖〕 sei² gai¹ caang³ faan⁶ goi³ {sǐ jī chēng fàn gài}

(slang) describes someone who refuses to admit their mistakes despite being blatantly wrong and continues defending themselves

死雞撐硬腳〔-鸡撑-脚〕 sei² gai¹ caang³ ngaang⁶ goek³ {sǐ jī chēng yìng jiǎo}

(proverb) saying someone is too egotistical or arrogant, and don't admit to make mistakes.

死人尋舊路〔--寻旧-〕 sei² jan⁴ cam⁴ gau⁶ lou⁶ {sǐ rén xún jiù lù}

to describe someone who doesn't know how to be pragmatic / adapt to different situations and adheres to the old methods of doing things all the time

死人兼冧屋 sei² jan⁴ gim¹ lam¹ lau⁴ {sǐ rén jiān līn wū}

experience death and collapse of a building; series of misfortunate events (slang)

死牛一邊頸〔---边颈〕 sei² ngau⁴ jat¹ bin¹ geng² {sǐ niú yī biān jǐng}

extremely stubborn (slang)

死牛一便頸〔----颈〕 sei² ngau⁴ jat¹ bin⁶ geng² {sǐ niú yī biàn jǐng}

describes a very stubborn person

死刑緩期執行〔--缓-执-〕 sei² jing⁴ wun⁴ kei⁴ zap¹ hang⁴ {sǐ xíng huǎn qī zhí xíng}

1. deferred death sentence
2. abbr. to 死緩

死馬當活馬醫〔-马当-马医〕 sei² maa⁵ dong³ wut⁶ maa⁵ ji¹ {sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī}

lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation

死無葬身之地〔-无----〕 sei² mou⁴ zong³ san¹ zi¹ dei⁶ {sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì}

1. to die without a burial site
2. to die a pauper
3. a tragic end