該死

該死

See also: 该死

Chinese

		that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (該死)		該	死
simp. (该死)		该	死
Literally: “that which ought to die”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāisǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞ ㄙˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi¹ sei²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôi-sí
• Min Dong (BUC): găi-*sī
• Min Nan (POJ): kai-sí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gāisǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞ ㄙˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaisyy
    • IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi¹ sei²
    • Yale: gōi séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi¹ sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi¹ séi²
    • IPA ^(key): /kɔːy̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôi-sí
    • Hakka Romanization System: goi´ xi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: goi¹ xi³
    • IPA: /koi̯²⁴ ɕi³¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: găi-*sī
    • IPA ^(key): /kai⁵⁵⁻⁵³ si³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kai-sí
    • Tâi-lô: kai-sí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaisie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaɪ³³ ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴¹/

Adjective

該死

1. damn; wretched; stupid

   那支該死的鋼筆哪兒去了？ [MSC, trad.]
   那支该死的钢笔哪儿去了？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nà zhī gāisǐ de gāngbǐ nǎr qù le? [Pinyin]

   Where's that goddamn pen? (Literally: Where is the pen that should die?)

Interjection

該死

1. damn (it)!

   該死！我把我的鑰匙丟了。 [MSC, trad.]
   该死！我把我的钥匙丢了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gāisǐ! Wǒ bǎ wǒ de yàoshi diū le. [Pinyin]

   Damn it! I've lost my keys.

See also

• (Cantonese) (damn; wretched; stupid): 死人 (sǐrén)
• (Cantonese) (damn it): 頂／顶 (dǐng)