攞命

Chinese
(Cantonese) to take; to get life; fate
trad. (攞命) 攞 命
simp. (𫽋命) 𫽋 命
Literally: “to take life”.

Pronunciation

Verb

攞⫽命 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to cause death
    攞人哋條命／𫽋人哋条命 [Cantonese]  ―  lo2 jan4 dei6 tiu4 meng6 [Jyutping]  ―  to take someone else's life
  2. (Cantonese, by extension) to do something life-threatening
  3. (Cantonese) to arouse extreme emotion; terrible

Derived terms

Adjective

攞命

  1. annoying; irritating; terrible
    呢排日日都OT，真係攞命。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢排日日都OT，真系𫽋命。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ne1 paai4 jat6 jat6 dou1 OT, zan1 hai6 lo2 meng6. [Jyutping]
    Recently I've to work overtime every day, that's so terrible.

Synonyms

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