extremely; unbearably; to death
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(used as a complement) extremely; to an unbearable degree; to death
dialectUsed after verbs such as 累 (tired), 气 (angry), 冻 (cold), or 忙 (busy) to indicate an extreme degree that is difficult to bear. Common in northern Chinese dialects. The structure is typically Verb + 得 + 贼死 or Verb + 了个 + 贼死.
Tā他
lèi累
de得
zéi贼
sǐ死
，
yī一
tǎng躺
xià下
jiù就
shuì睡
zháo着
le了
。
He was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
Dé得
zhī知
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā她
qì气
le了
gè个
zéi贼
sǐ死
。
When she heard the news, she was absolutely furious.
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Wài外
miàn面
dòng冻
de得
zéi贼
sǐ死
，
nǐ你
duō多
chuān穿
diǎn点
yī衣
fu服
。
It's freezing cold outside, so put on more clothes.
Zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
máng忙
de得
zéi贼
sǐ死
，
lián连
chī吃
fàn饭
de的
shí时
jiān间
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
I've been incredibly busy these past few days and haven't even had time to eat.