zi3 sei2致死

Jyutpingzi3 sei2

Yaleji séi

動詞Uncommon

Definition

To cause death; to result in death or be fatal.

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How it's used

Reserved for formal, medical, or legal contexts, this term is rarely used in casual daily conversation. It functions as a formal compound verb that explicitly links a cause to a fatal outcome. In everyday speech, people prefer using more direct phrases like 搞到死咗 or 會死人.

Examples

le1呢zung2種duk6毒joek6藥sik6食zo2咗wui2會zi3致sei2死㗎。

Eating this kind of poison will lead to death.

keoi5佢jan1因wai6為jim4嚴zung6重sau6受soeng1傷ji4而zi3致sei2死。

He died as a result of serious injuries.

Common phrases

zat6窒sik1息zi3致sei2死

to die of suffocation

zung3中duk6毒zi3致sei2死

to die of poisoning

Common mistake

Avoid using this in casual social settings as it sounds overly clinical or like a news report. It is not a synonym for simply dying, but specifically denotes a causal relationship between an event and a fatality.