一百歲唔死都有新聞

Chinese
one hundred; a hundred year; years old; (a measure word) hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 news
trad. (一百歲唔死都有新聞) 一百 歲 唔 死 都 有 新聞
simp. (一百岁唔死都有新闻) 一百 岁 唔 死 都 有 新闻
Literally: “[Even when you] live to a hundred years old, there are still news [to you].”

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Idiom

一百歲唔死都有新聞

  1. (Cantonese) used to express something is strange and unusual
    油價跌到負數，真係一百歲唔死都有新聞。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    油价跌到负数，真系一百岁唔死都有新闻。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jau4 gaa3 dit3 dou3 fu6 sou3, zan1 hai6 jat1 baak3 seoi3 m4 sei2 dou1 jau5 san1 man4-2. [Jyutping]
    Oil prices fell into negative territory — it's really strange and unusual.

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