死做爛做 [－－烂－]

Jyutping sei2 zou6 laan6 zou6
Pinyin sǐ zuò làn zuò

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to slave away; to work oneself to death
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    全力​做
    to work extremely hard
    • 死做爛做先賺得嗰百零蚊。唔撈喇！
      死做烂做先赚得𠮶百零蚊。唔捞喇！
      sei2 zou6 laan6 zou6 sin1 zaan6 dak1 go2 baak3 leng4 man1. m4 lou1 laa3!
      I work my ass off, only to earn a hundred bucks or so. I quit!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    死做烂做先赚得𠮶百零蚊。唔捞喇！
    死做爛做先賺得嗰百零蚊。唔撈喇！
    sei2 zou6 laan6 zou6 sin1 zaan6 dak1 go2 baak3 leng4 man1. m4 lou1 laa3!
    • I work my ass off, only to earn a hundred bucks or so. I quit!