Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to kill]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to kill]]
  2. 2 saat dou 殺到 — a warning, "watch out, here they come!" (e.g. enemies looking for a fight, police arriving for a raid, ftkw); a senior officer is on the way (e.g. for a surprise inspection) (prison jargon, gwjv 352, 11).
  3. 3 saat héi 殺起 — determined, set on a course of action.
  4. 4 saat máah 殺馬 — [to kill a horse] to get one's way.
  5. 5 saat néih 殺你 — [kill you] a way of showing that one agrees to take on a beat, or to a deal, "it's a deal!"(dyj 2, 19).
  6. 6 saat sáu gáan 殺/撒手□ — the most powerful gesture, the decisive blow, the trump card (yldjh 421, 35).
  7. 7 saat séi 殺死 — to kill; to be extremely attractive to.
  8. 8 saat sihk 殺/熟舍 — to be particularly good at something (yl 21.11.2000, 15).
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