extremely; absolutely

dead body; corpse

devil

(adjective) 1. damned; 2. (adverb) 1. Damn!; 2. Shit!

bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too)

experience death and collapse of a building; series of misfortunate events (slang)

dead man's lantern

report an inflated figure; cook up an exaggerated report; overcharge someone in the business

(noun) the damn lanterns (noun) white lanterns, which people use in Chinese funerals

(Note: Other variants are 唔聲狗咬死人 and 冇聲狗咬死人, but they are far less common and might simply be mistaken substitutions of the 無 character.)

A silent dog will bite you to death. This is a twist on "barking dogs never bite" in that people who do not show their intentions can sometimes be far more crafty or dangerous than those who are open.

(Cantonese analogy- figurative meaning) a soundless dog will bite someone to death

to speak in a charming manner; to display great relish by someone's actions or words; to be won over by something cute [colloquial]

to speak in a charming manner; to display great relish by someone's actions or words; to be won over by something cute [colloquial]

term of abuse usu. directed at an individual along the lines of 死鬼 ("the devil!")

a rough way to call someone; a bastard

comparisons are odious (lit. when a man compares himself with another person, the comparison will cause death)

generalization of tragedy

tragedies

to be irritating or annoying

it so annoying that it's killing me (spoken)

extremely embarrassing; commit a breach of etiquette; cut a sorry figure

noun; breach of etiquette, impolite or feel embarrassed, humiliated

to describe someone who doesn't know how to be pragmatic / adapt to different situations and adheres to the old methods of doing things all the time

to boss someone around with just a thank you [colloquial]

there's no point in comparing between people, as we are all different, and can be endless in defining differences