bin1 si1鞭屍鞭尸

Jyutpingbin1 si1

Yalebīn sī

動詞

Definition

To whip a corpse as a form of desecration, or figuratively to bring up past deeds to mock or criticize someone.

to whip a corpse; to desecrate the remains of a deceased person
figurativeto bring up old comments or deeds to mock or criticize someone

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How it's used

Originally referring to the physical act of whipping a corpse, this term is now almost exclusively used metaphorically in political or online discourse. It describes the act of digging up someone's past mistakes, failed predictions, or old statements to humiliate them long after the fact. It carries a strong connotation of malice or extreme pettiness, implying that the target is being denied the chance to move on from their past.

Examples

keoi5佢dou1都sei2死zo2咗gam3咁noi6耐，nei5你zung6仲jiu3要ling1拎faan1返ceot1出lai4嚟bin1鞭si1屍？

They have been dead for so long, why do you still have to drag them out and criticize them?

mong5網man4民hou2好zung1鍾ji3意喺hai2舊gau6貼tip1文man4下haa6面min6鞭bin1屍，si1笑siu3人jan4當dong1年nin4講gong2錯co3嘢。

Netizens love to dig up old posts to mock people for what they said wrong back then.

Related words

Common phrases

ling1拎ceot1出lai4嚟bin1鞭si1屍

to dig up (someone's past) to mock them

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a literal description of violence, but in modern Hong Kong, it is almost always a figurative expression for 'beating a dead horse' or 'digging up the past' to shame someone.