dai2 nei5 mou5 zai2 saang1抵你冇仔生
Jyutpingdai2 nei5 mou5 zai2 saang1
Yaledái néih móuh jái sāang
Definition
Serves you right to have no sons to carry on your family line.
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How it's used
This is a harsh, aggressive curse used to express extreme moral condemnation or deep-seated resentment. It functions as a way to wish misfortune upon someone for their perceived wrongdoing, specifically targeting their future lineage. Because it is highly offensive and carries a heavy social weight, it is reserved for intense confrontations rather than casual disagreements.
Examples
You treat people like that, you deserve to be childless.
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Common mistake
Do not use this phrase lightly or in jest, as it is considered a severe personal attack. It is not a common idiom for bad luck in general, but specifically targets the person's character and their future family status.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
