created sense approved 活该/活該 · huógāi · to serve someone right — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
活该 / 活該
huógāi
to serve someone right
to deserve bad consequences; to be exactly what someone had coming, with the implication that they do not deserve sympathy
活 (literal) → 活 · huó · simply 该 (literal) → 该/該 · gāi · to deserve
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 活该/活該 · huógāi · to be destined to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
活该 / 活該
huógāi
to be destined to
ought to; should; to be bound to happen according to some natural order or fate
活 (literal) → 活 · huó · simply 该 (literal) → 该/該 · gāi · to deserve
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition