大石砸死蟹 [－－－－－]

Jyutping daai6 sek6 zaap3 sei2 haai5
Pinyin dà shí zá sǐ xiè

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    to coerce and overpower by force or authority

大石砸死蟹 [－－－－－]

Jyutping daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5
Pinyin dà shí zá sǐ xiè

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. literally big stone crushes a crab, A dead crab cannot utter a sound because it is already dead. It means an unequal contest overpowered
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    比喻​以壓​倒​性​嘅​力量​逼使​其他人​服從
    to compel someone to obey with overwhelming force; literally: a large rock crushing a crab to death
    • 我唔應承就要「被辭職」，咁你即係大石砸死蟹啫。
      我唔应承就要「被辞职」，咁你即系大石砸死蟹啫。
      ngo5 m4 jing1 sing4 zau6 jiu3 bei6 ci4 zik1, gam2 nei5 ze1 hai6 daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5 ze1.
      You'll "resign" me unless I say yes? You're trying to "crush a crab with a boulder".
  2. 參看
    大石責死蟹、大石迮死蟹、大石笮死蟹
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔应承就要「被辞职」，咁你即系大石砸死蟹啫。
    我唔應承就要「被辭職」，咁你即係大石砸死蟹啫。
    ngo5 m4 jing1 sing4 zau6 jiu3 bei6 ci4 zik1, gam2 nei5 ze1 hai6 daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5 ze1.
    • You'll "resign" me unless I say yes? You're trying to "crush a crab with a boulder".