死人冧樓

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Chinese

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people die house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (死人冧樓) 死人
simp. (死人冧楼) 死人
Literally: “people die and buildings collapse”.

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Idiom

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死人冧樓

  1. (Cantonese, figurative) to have a disaster; to have a catastrophe
    死人冧樓搞掂 [Cantonese, trad.]
    死人冧楼搞掂 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 sei2 jan4 lam3 lau4-2 dou1 jiu3 tung4 ngo5 gaau2 dim6 keoi5. [Jyutping]
    Finish the work no matter what happens.