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該
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[ought, should]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[ought, should]]
  2. 2 gōi séi lo 該死囉 — an expression of irritation or anger, implying that someone has got the fate they deserve, "serves you right!", "serves them right!"
  3. 3 gōi wùi lo 該悔囉 — an expression of regret or mock-regret at what has happened to someone, "what a shame!".
Other Readings
該
ought to | preordained | should | probably | that | need to | to be sb's turn to
Words containing 該
唔該
撒都該人
Sadducees
一句唔該使死人
to boss someone around with just a thank you [colloquial]
唔該晒
thank you very much (for services received as opposed to gifts)
句唔該使死人
[[one utterance of thank you and working someone to death]] to make excessive de
唔該晒你
favors rather than gifts) [colloquial] | thank you very much (for services
罪該萬死
guilty of a crimes for which ten thousands deaths cannot atone for
該當何罪
what should be your due punishment
活該
(coll.) serve sb. right; deservedly; ought; should
不該
[1] should not, ought not [Syn.]: 不應該 [2] (loanword for) "poor guy"
該死
damned; wretched; frigging; perishing
該偎囉
what a shame! [colloquial]
唔該借歪
excuse me (less polite)
唔該借借
excuse me (politely)
該死囉
serves you right ; serves them right [colloquial]
唔該嗮
thank you very much (for services | favors rather than gifts) [colloquial]
本該
originally; what is not, but should be
唔該嗮你
favors rather than gifts) [colloquial] | thank you very much (for services
唔使唔該
no need to thanks (spoken)
應該說
it should be mentioned that ...
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