燒死 [烧－]

Jyutping siu1 sei2
Pinyin shāo sǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to burn to death
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    老婆婆被烧死。
    老婆婆被燒死。
    lǎo pó pó bèi shāo sǐ 。
    • An old woman was burnt to death.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢响入境处纵火烧死人，坐咗八碌就出返嚟。而家仲要响香港做茶餐厅老板，真系杀人放火金腰带。
    佢響入境處縱火燒死人，坐咗八碌就出返嚟。而家仲要響香港做茶餐廳老闆，真係殺人放火金腰帶。
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    • He spent only eight years behind bars for arson and killing two people in process. He even immigrated to Hong Kong and started a restaurant. Such a lack of divine retribution!