sei2 soeng1死傷死伤

Jyutpingsei2 soeng1

Yaleséi sēung

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Casualties; the number of dead and injured people in an accident or battle.

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How it's used

Focuses on the collective outcome of an event rather than individual victims. It is frequently used in formal reports or news broadcasts to describe the scale of loss after disasters, accidents, or conflicts. While it functions as a noun, it often appears in descriptive phrases like 死傷慘重 to emphasize the severity of the impact.

Examples

gam1今ci3次gaau1交tung1通ji3意ngoi6外zou6造sing4成hou2好do1多sei2死soeng1傷。

This traffic accident resulted in many casualties.

jau5有mou5冇jan4人zi1知dou3道jin6現coeng4場sei2死soeng1傷cing4情fong3況dim2點aa3呀？

Does anyone know what the casualty situation is at the scene?

Common phrases

sei2死soeng1傷caam2慘zung6重

heavy casualties

zou6造sing4成sei2死soeng1傷

to cause casualties

Common mistake

Avoid using this to refer to a single person who has died or been injured. It is strictly a collective term for a group of people affected by an incident.