活該 [－该]

Jyutping wut6 goi1
Pinyin huó gāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (coll.) serve sb right
  2. deservedly
  3. ought
  4. should
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、書面語
    抵死
    to get the bad consequence one deserves
    • 佢畀人打？抵死！
      佢畀人打？抵死！
      keoi5 bei2 jan4 daa2? dai2 sei2!
      他被人家打了？活該！
  2. 近義詞
    該死
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, colloquial
    to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one
    (syn.) 堪该, 抵死, 堪該
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1823
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如果不用考试，我们的校园生活该有多快乐啊！
    如果不用考試，我們的校園生活該有多快樂啊！
    rú guǒ bù yòng kǎo shì ， wǒ men de xiào yuán shēng huó gāi yǒu duō kuài lè a ！
    • If it were not for examinations, how happy our school life would be!
  2. Mandarin
    活该。
    活該。
    huó gāi 。
    • You reap what you sow.
    • Serves you right.