累死

Cantonese · source Jyutpingleoi6 sei2

Meanings

  1. Exhausted; to drag someone down into a bad situation
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Same syllable, six tones

leoileoi1—leoi2—leoi3—雷leoi4thunder旅leoi5trip类leoi6kind
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: lei4 si3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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leoi6 sei2

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phrase

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 累, 死 (sǐ). — (literal) to tire to death
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 累, 死 (sǐ). — (figurative) to tire very much; to exhaust

verb

  1. (Cantonese) to drag someone down

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Exact source record & identity累死 累死 [lei4 si3] {leoi6 sei2} /Exhausted; to drag someone down into a bad situation/

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