死唔眼閉

Chinese
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not eye
 
to close; stop up; shut
to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
trad. (死唔眼閉) 死 唔 眼 閉
simp. (死唔眼闭) 死 唔 眼 闭
Literally: “to die without closing one's eyes”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

死唔眼閉

  1. (Cantonese) to die with a grievance or regret

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 死不瞑目 (“to die with a grievance or regret”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 死不瞑目
Mandarin Taiwan 死不瞑目
Singapore 死不瞑目
Cantonese Guangzhou 死唔眼閉
Hong Kong 死唔眼閉
Southern Min Xiamen 死毋瞌目, 死目毋願瞌
Quanzhou 死目毋願瞌
Zhangzhou 死目毋願瞌
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