wut6 maai4活埋
Jyutpingwut6 maai4
Yalewuht màaih
Definition
To bury a person or an animal alive.
neutraldaily actionspeople
How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in contexts involving extreme cruelty, horror, or catastrophic natural disasters. It carries a heavy, dark tone and is rarely used in casual conversation unless describing a tragic event or a villainous act in fiction.
Examples
They actually wanted to bury the dog alive, it is so cruel.
If someone is buried alive, is there still any chance of escape?
Related words
Common phrases
to be buried alive
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general burial terms like 埋葬, which is neutral and refers to standard funeral rites. Using 活埋 in a context that is not about being alive during the burial will sound like you are describing a gruesome crime.
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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.
