活該
ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄞ
“serve someone right; deservedly; ought to; should; used when someone's misfortune is seen as unavoidable or undeserved of sympathy”
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- 生活ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊlife; daily existence; livelihood; the way one lives; circumstances of daily living
- 活動ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋan organized event or occasion; a planned action or campaign; physical exercise or movement; loose or movable; flexible or adaptable; liquid (capital); (volcanic, seismic, economic) activity.
- 應該ㄧㄥ ㄍㄞought to; should; must; used to express expectation or obligation; also used to indicate probability or assumption
- 活力ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋenergy; vitality; vigor; the state of being full of life and strength
- 活潑ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛlively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive.
- 活化ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋactivation; in chemistry, the process of energizing a substance so it forms a high-energy activated complex before releasing energy as products.
- 活躍ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋactive; lively; energetic; to enliven; to brighten up
- 靈活ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊflexible; nimble; agile; quick and not stiff or sluggish.
- 該死ㄍㄞ ㄙˇdamn it; used to express anger, frustration, or annoyance; deserving of death; wretched; damned.
- 快活ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊhappy; cheerful; in good spirits; enjoying oneself.
- 活兒ㄏㄨㄛˊㄦwork; a task or job to be done; (colloquial) things to do.
- 活期ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧˊcurrent account; checking account; demand deposit; a bank account with no fixed term; funds available on demand.