sei2 mong4 jau4 hei3死亡遊戲死亡游戏
Jyutpingsei2 mong4 jau4 hei3
Yaleséi mòhng yàuh hei
Definition
Game of Death, the 1978 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the unfinished 1978 film featuring Bruce Lee in his iconic yellow and black jumpsuit. While the title literally translates to death game, it is almost exclusively used as a proper noun for this specific cinematic work. It is common to add the classifier 套 before it when discussing the film as a piece of media.
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Have you seen Bruce Lee's Game of Death yet?
The yellow tracksuit in Game of Death is very iconic.
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Bruce Lee's Game of Death
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
