半條人命 [－条－－]

Jyutping bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6
Pinyin bàn tiáo rén mìng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. lit. half a life, meaning one who worked flat out at work, and have exhausted half of one's life or energy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​一個​人病​得​好​犀利​，​或者​攰​得​好​緊​要​，​好似​就​嚟​死​噉
    used to suggest that someone is so sick or exhausted that they are half-dead or have one foot in the grave (literally 'half a life')
    • 得返半條人命
      得返半条人命
      dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6
      to be half-dead; to have one foot in the grave (literally 'to have half a life remaining')
    • 個老人家病到得返半條人命，啱啱送咗入醫院，都唔知救唔救得返。
      个老人家病到得返半条人命，啱啱送咗入医院，都唔知救唔救得返。
      go3 lou5 jan4 gaa1 beng6 dou3 dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6, ngaam1 ngaam1 sung3 zo2 jap6 ji1 jyun2, dou1 m4 zi1 gau3 m4 gau3 dak1 faan1.
      The old man was so sick that he was on the verge of dying. He's in the hospital now, and there's no telling if he'll survive.
    • 今日公司好多嘢做，開OT開到四點，返到屋企已經得返半條人命。
      今日公司好多嘢做，开OT开到四点，返到屋企已经得返半条人命。
      gam1 jat6 gung1 si1 hou2 do1 je5 zou6, hoi1 ou1 ti1 hoi1 dou3 sei3 dim2, faan2 dou3 uk1 kei2 ji5 ging1 dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6.
      I got a lot of work at the office today and worked overtime until 4 a.m. When I got home, I was half-dead.
  2. 參看
    半條命
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 半死不活
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢冇咗半条人命喇，你点可以见死不救㗎！
    佢冇咗半條人命喇，你點可以見死不救㗎！
    keoi5 mou5 zo2 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6 laa3, nei5 dim2 ho2 ji5 gin3 sei2 bat1 gau3 gaa3!
    • She is dying, how can you stand here and do nothing!
  2. Cantonese
    得返半条人命
    得返半條人命
    dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6
    • to be half-dead; to have one foot in the grave (literally 'to have half a life remaining')
  3. Cantonese
    个老人家病到得返半条人命，啱啱送咗入医院，都唔知救唔救得返。
    個老人家病到得返半條人命，啱啱送咗入醫院，都唔知救唔救得返。
    go3 lou5 jan4 gaa1 beng6 dou3 dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6, ngaam1 ngaam1 sung3 zo2 jap6 ji1 jyun2, dou1 m4 zi1 gau3 m4 gau3 dak1 faan1.
    • The old man was so sick that he was on the verge of dying. He's in the hospital now, and there's no telling if he'll survive.
  4. Cantonese
    今日公司好多嘢做，开OT开到四点，返到屋企已经得返半条人命。
    今日公司好多嘢做，開OT開到四點，返到屋企已經得返半條人命。
    gam1 jat6 gung1 si1 hou2 do1 je5 zou6, hoi1 ou1 ti1 hoi1 dou3 sei3 dim2, faan2 dou3 uk1 kei2 ji5 ging1 dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6.
    • I got a lot of work at the office today and worked overtime until 4 a.m. When I got home, I was half-dead.