該死

See also: 该死

Chinese

		that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (該死)		該	死
simp. (该死)		该	死
Literally: “that which ought to die”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāisǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞㄙˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goi¹ sei²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôi-sí
Min Dong (BUC): găi-*sī
Min Nan (POJ): kai-sí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāisǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞㄙˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaisyy
  - IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: goi¹ sei²
  - Yale: gōi séi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goi¹ sei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: goi¹ séi²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôi-sí
  - Hakka Romanization System: goi´ xi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: goi¹ xi³
  - IPA: /ko̯i²⁴ ɕi³¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: găi-*sī
  - IPA ^(key): /kai⁵⁵⁻⁵³ si³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kai-sí
  - Tâi-lô: kai-sí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaisie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaɪ³³ ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaɪ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕi⁴¹/

Adjective

該死

damn; wretched; stupid

那支該死的鋼筆哪兒去了？ [MSC, trad.]
那支该死的钢笔哪儿去了？ [MSC, simp.]
Nà zhī gāisǐ de gāngbǐ nǎr qù le? [Pinyin]
Where's that goddamn pen? (Literally: Where is the pen that should die?)

Interjection

該死

damn (it)!

該死！我把我的鑰匙丟了。 [MSC, trad.]
该死！我把我的钥匙丢了。 [MSC, simp.]
Gāisǐ! Wǒ bǎ wǒ de yàoshi diū le. [Pinyin]
Damn it! I've lost my keys.

See also

(Cantonese) (damn; wretched; stupid): 死人 (sǐrén)
(Cantonese) (damn it): 頂／顶 (dǐng)

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