Definition
死人 literally means 'dead person' or 'corpse', but it's also used colloquially as a mild insult for someone who is lazy, slow, or stupid — similar to calling someone a 'lazybones' or 'dunce' in English. As a noun, it can be used directly in subject or object position.
n.
dead personcorpse(colloquial, derogatory) lazybonesdunce
Examples
- 死人。Chēhuò xiànchǎng yǒu yí gè sǐ rén.There was a dead person at the car accident scene.
- 死人，！Bié xiàng gè sǐ rén yíyàng, kuài diǎn zuò shì!Don't be like a lazybones, hurry up and work!
- 死人，。Tā zhēn shì gè sǐ rén, zhème jiǎndān de wèntí dōu bú huì.He's such a dunce, he can't even solve such a simple problem.
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