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鞭屍 (bin1 si1) — to whip the corpse; to humiliate the dead person who is hated by others; to ridicule members of an online forum who have left; to ridicule those whose prediction or rumours turns out to be untrue by digging out their old posts to repost on an online forum in Cantonese

binˉ¹鞭siˉ¹屍
简 鞭尸
Mandarin Pinyin: bian1 shi1

Meaning of 鞭屍

nounto whip the corpse; to humiliate the dead person who is hated by others; to ridicule members of an online forum who have left; to ridicule those whose prediction or rumours turns out to be untrue by digging out their old posts to repost on an online forum

Example Sentences with 鞭屍

neiˏ₅你haiˍ₆係dou˗₃度binˉ¹鞭siˉ¹屍
You're flogging a dead horse.
keoiˏ₅佢zungˍ₆仲binˉ¹鞭siˉ¹屍
He's still flogging a dead horse.
keoiˏ₅佢zungˍ₆仲gongˊ²講ganˊ²緊binˉ¹鞭siˉ¹屍
He's still talking about it (like beating a dead horse).
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zoi˗₃再binˉ¹鞭siˉ¹屍
Don't beat a dead horse anymore.
ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使binˉ¹鞭siˉ¹屍
There's no need to dwell on this matter (flog a dead horse).
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Characters in 鞭屍

鞭bin1
whip-like object/weapon
屍si1
hold/occupy a position without doing one's duty

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