燈死 [灯－]

Jyutping dang1 sei2
Pinyin dēng sǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    被​燈神​吹捧​之後變​成失敗
    to happen in the opposite to "the god of light" prediction, who is famous of making bad predictions
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个影坛大哥好邪㗎，佢代言嘅品牌好多都俾佢灯死咗。
    呢個影壇大哥好邪㗎，佢代言嘅品牌好多都俾佢燈死咗。
    ni1 go3 jing2 taan4 daai6 go1 hou2 ce4 gaa3, keoi5 doi6 jin4 ge3 ban2 paai4 hou2 do1 dou1 bei2 keoi5 dang1 sei2 zo2.
    • This movie star is notorious for bad luck. Many brands he endorsed ended up meeting their doom.