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死人兼冧屋 (sei2 jan4 gim1 lam3 uk1) — bad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too) in Cantonese

seiˊ²死janˎ₄人gimˉ¹兼lam˗₃冧ukˉ¹屋
Mandarin Pinyin: si3 ren2 jian1 lin2 wu1

Meaning of 死人兼冧屋

nounbad things never come as solitary events (other bad things happen too)
nounexperience death and collapse of a building; series of misfortunate events (slang)

Characters in 死人兼冧屋

死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
兼gim1
double; twice
冧lam3
sweet-talk; coax; have a way with
屋uk1
house; room; building

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