撞死馬咁

简 撞死马咁 · 繁 撞死馬咁
Cantonese · source Jyutpingzong6 sei2 maa5 gam2

Meanings

  1. to act as if one has just seen a ghost; to be in a great hurry [colloquial]
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Same syllable, six tones

seisei1—死sei2to die四sei3labourersei4—sei5—sei6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zhuang4 si3 ma3 gan1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity撞死馬咁 撞死马咁 [zhuang4 si3 ma3 gan1] {zong6 sei2 maa5 gam2} /to act as if one has just seen a ghost; to be in a great hurry [colloquial]/

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