死口

死口

1. insistently with one's words; stubbornly; firmly

   死口唔認／死口唔认 [Cantonese]  ―  sei² hau² m⁴ jing⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to firmly deny

   • 2019, 紙情, 《有些愛　錯過了就回不去》, Hong Kong: 孤泣工作室, →ISBN, page 69:

     最後如果佢明明係鍾意你但又死口都唔認，搞到你哋開始唔到，一係佢就唔夠膽行出嗰一步，咁你就主動啲啦；[…] [Cantonese, trad.]
     最后如果佢明明系钟意你但又死口都唔认，搞到你哋开始唔到，一系佢就唔够胆行出嗰一步，咁你就主动啲啦；[…] [Cantonese, simp.]

     zeoi³ hau⁶ jyu⁴ gwo² keoi⁵ ming⁴ ming⁴ hai⁶ zung¹ ji³ nei⁵ daan⁶ jau⁶ sei² hau² dou¹ m⁴ jing⁶, gaau² dou³ nei⁵ dei⁶ hoi¹ ci² m⁴ dou^3-2, jat¹ hai⁶ keoi⁵ zau⁶ m⁴ gau³ daam² haang⁴ ceot¹ go² jat¹ bou⁶, gam² nei⁵ zau⁶ zyu² dung⁶ di¹ laa¹; […] [Jyutping]

     In the end, if he clearly likes you but refuses to admit it, making it so that you two can't progress, one possibility is that he is too afraid to take the next step, in which case you must be more proactive; […]

   • 2019, 盧保湘, 盧雪鄉, 《義烈孤雄：臨危授命、殿後抗共、寧死不降的最後國軍將領盧英龍》, Taipei: 金剛出版, →ISBN, page 128:

     只有謝蒼生和陳先生死口不說話，不肯合作。 [MSC, trad.]
     只有谢苍生和陈先生死口不说话，不肯合作。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zhǐyǒu Xiè Cāngshēng hé Chén xiānsheng sǐkǒu bù shuōhuà, bùkěn hézuò. [Pinyin]

     Only Xie Cangsheng and Mr. Chan refused to speak and were unwilling to cooperate.

   • 2021, 草川, 《排排坐，談談靈，說因果。》, Taipei: 萬卷樓圖書股份有限公司, →ISBN, page 128:

     本人靠邊蘇聯科學家，證據確鑿，碎片砂粒俱全，但很奇怪西方的科學家，死口咬實另一些說不服人理由，衰過整天說謊話的美國太空總署（NASA）。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     本人靠边苏联科学家，证据确凿，碎片砂粒俱全，但很奇怪西方的科学家，死口咬实另一些说不服人理由，衰过整天说谎话的美国太空总署（NASA）。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     bun² jan⁴ kaau³ bin¹ sou¹ lyun⁴ fo¹ hok⁶ gaa¹, zing³ geoi³ kok³ zok⁶, seoi³ pin^3-2 saa¹ lap¹ keoi¹ cyun⁴, daan⁶ han² kei⁴ gwaai³ sai¹ fong¹ dik¹ fo¹ hok⁶ gaa¹, sei² hau² ngaau⁵ sat⁶ ling⁶ jat¹ se¹ syut³ bat¹ fuk⁶ jan⁴ lei⁵ jau⁴, seoi¹ gwo³ zing² tin¹ syut³ fong¹ waa⁶ dik¹ mei⁵ gwok³ taai³ hung¹ zung² cyu⁵ (NASA). [Jyutping]

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