wut6 sau6 zeoi6活受罪
Jyutpingwut6 sau6 zeoi6
Yalewuht sauh jeuih
Definition
To suffer terribly, live in agony, or endure a living hell.
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How it's used
Describes a situation where someone is enduring unnecessary suffering or hardship, often due to their own poor choices or a stubborn refusal to change circumstances. It carries a sense of self-inflicted pain or a situation that feels like a prison of one's own making. It is frequently used to criticize someone for staying in a toxic relationship or a miserable job when they could simply leave.
Examples
Having to face that terrible boss at work every day is pure torture.
nei5你ming4明zi1知keoi5佢m4唔zung1鍾ji3意nei5你，zung6仲jiu3要sei2死cin4纏laan6爛daa2打，hai6係mai6咪wut6活sau6受zeoi6罪aa4呀？
You know they don't like you, yet you keep pestering them; are you just asking for misery?
Related words
Common phrases
simply pure torture
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply being busy or tired. It specifically implies a state of ongoing, avoidable misery that the person is choosing to endure, rather than just a temporary bad day.
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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.
