死人

A dead person is lying on the road, and the police has just arrived.

Jiē shàng tǎng zhe ge sǐrén, zhè bù jǐngchá gāng dào.

街上躺著個死人，這不警察剛到。

街上躺着个死人，这不警察刚到。

道路有死人。

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

行有死人，尚或墐之。

Where the hell have you been? Why are you not answering my calls? (said by wife)

Nǐ zhège sǐrén sǐ dào nǎlǐ qù le, dǎ shǒujī yě bù jiē.

你這個死人死到哪裡去了，打手機也不接。

你这个死人死到哪里去了，打手机也不接。

(colloquial, slightly vulgar, often humorous) unpleasant person; bastard; son of a bitch (Classifier: 個／个)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (死人):
* → Japanese: 死(し)人(にん) (shinin)

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/


死人

工廠裡又死人啦。

工厂里又死人啦。

Someone might die if you do it this way.

這樣做會死人的。

这样做会死人的。

What are you afraid of? Eating this stuff won't kill you.

Zhè dōngxi chī le yòu bùhuì sǐrén, pà shénme.

這東西吃了又不會死人，怕什麼。

这东西吃了又不会死人，怕什么。

(usually in exaggerations) to make people die; to be dangerous

被難

to be killed in a disaster, political incident

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/


死人

go² zi¹ sei² jan⁴ jyun⁴ zi² bat¹ sei² zo² heoi³ bin¹ aa³?

嗰枝死人原子筆死咗去邊呀？

嗰枝死人原子笔死咗去边呀？

(Cantonese, vulgar) damn; wretched; stupid; goddamn

1957, 王力, “穗語舉例（三）·血的教訓（續）”, in 廣東話淺說, 1st edition, 文字改革出版社, page 104:

jyu⁴ gwo² m⁴ hai⁶ gam¹ jat⁶ caak³ cyun¹ nei⁵ lung⁵ je⁵, bei² nei⁵ wan⁶ zo² jap⁶ seoi³ guk⁶⁻² zung⁶ sei² jan⁴ aa³!

如果唔係今日拆穿你槓野，俾你混左入稅局重死人呀！

如果唔系今日拆穿你杠野，俾你混左入税局重死人呀！

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/


死人

這幫小孩真能氣死人。

这帮小孩真能气死人。

My son is thinking about ways to pursue a girlfriend all day; his mind is just not on studying at all. It's worrying me to death.

Érzǐ zhěngtiān zhuómó zěnme zhuī dào nǚpéngyǒu, xīnsī gēnběn bù zài xuéxí shàng, zhēn chóu sǐ rén le.

兒子整天琢磨怎麼追到女朋友，心思根本不在學習上，真愁死人了。

儿子整天琢磨怎么追到女朋友，心思根本不在学习上，真愁死人了。

搵死人

揾死人

(analysable as 死 (sǐ, “intensifying adverb”) + 人 (rén, “person”)) to death; to be ... enough to make people die, an intensifying suffix; an augmented form of "adj. + 人" phrases (usually expressing frustration, discomfort, surprise)

(Mainland China Hokkien) very; rather; quite

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/


死人

(Gan) very; really; badly (placed after the adjective)

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/si³³⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/