tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6天誅地滅天诛地灭
Jyutpingtin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6
Yaletīn jyū deih miht
Definition
To be condemned, executed, or destroyed by heaven and earth.
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How it's used
Used primarily as a hyperbolic curse or a strong moral condemnation against someone who has committed a heinous act. It carries a heavy, dramatic weight and is rarely used in casual conversation unless the speaker is expressing extreme anger or moral outrage. It implies that the person's actions are so egregious that they have forfeited their right to exist in the natural order.
Examples
He did such terrible things, he really deserves to be struck down by heaven.
You lied to trick people, aren't you afraid of divine retribution?
Related words
Common phrases
simply deserving of divine retribution
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a literal description of a natural disaster, but it is strictly a figurative expression for moral judgment. It is not used to describe actual weather events or geological phenomena.
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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.
