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Chinese
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to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship |
that; the above-mentioned; most likely that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to; owe |
| trad. (活該)
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活
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該
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| simp. (活该)
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活
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该
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Pronunciation
Verb
活該
- (colloquial) to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one
Interjection
活該
- (colloquial) You deserve it.
Synonyms
- 堪該／堪该 (Hakka)
- 抵死 (dai2 sei2) (Cantonese)
Dialectal synonyms of
活該 (“to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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活該
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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活該, 死好
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| Harbin
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活該
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| Singapore
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活該
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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活該
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| Xi'an
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活該
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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抵死
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| Hong Kong
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抵死
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| Taishan
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抵死
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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堪該, 該死, 死該, 堪得
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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堪該, 該死, 死該, 擳胲, 堪得
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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堪該, 該死, 死該, 該暢, 堪得
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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該然, 該死, 死好
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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活該
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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該死
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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合該, 合該然
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| Taichung
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應該, 死好, 三好加一好
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| Wu
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Ningbo
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該死
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