一命嗚呼 [－－呜－]

Jyutping jat1 ming6 wu1 fu1
Pinyin yī mìng wū hū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to die (idiom)
  2. to breathe one's last
  3. to give up the ghost
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    死​嘅​另​一​種​講​法
    to die
    • 佢重病又唔睇醫生，幾日之後就一命嗚呼，一啲都唔意外。
      佢重病又唔睇医生，几日之后就一命呜呼，一啲都唔意外。
      keoi5 cung5 beng6 jau6 m4 tai2 ji1 sang1, gei2 jat6 zi1 hau6 zau6 jat1 ming6 wu1 fu1, jat1 di1 dou1 m4 ji3 ngoi6.
      He did't seek help from doctors when he was sick. Unsurprisingly, he died a few days later.
  2. 近義詞
    兩腳一伸
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, humorous, idiomatic, often
    to die; to drop dead
    (syn.) 嗚呼哀哉, 呜呼哀哉
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢重病又唔睇医生，几日之后就一命呜呼，一啲都唔意外。
    佢重病又唔睇醫生，幾日之後就一命嗚呼，一啲都唔意外。
    keoi5 cung5 beng6 jau6 m4 tai2 ji1 sang1, gei2 jat6 zi1 hau6 zau6 jat1 ming6 wu1 fu1, jat1 di1 dou1 m4 ji3 ngoi6.
    • He did't seek help from doctors when he was sick. Unsurprisingly, he died a few days later.