<p>"Slaughter a chicken as an offering to thanks gods" is a common expression in Chinese, meaning: "something to celebrate for; something to thanks gods for"</p>

<p>In Cantonese, it is 要劏雞還神 </p>

<p>Example: 如果你死咗，我就要劏雞還神 ( if you died，I will have to celebrate / thanks the gods )</p>

<p>The wording differs from dialect to dialect. For example,  要劏雞還神 in Mandarin would be 要殺雞酬神 and in other dialects, including Yi,  屠 or 宰 may replace 劏 or 殺; other animal may replace chicken, but the basic premise would not be too far apart in writing.</p>

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广州话普通话词典 has 劏雞還神 defined as (粵) 殺雞以酬謝神的恩典, 含“謝天謝地”之意。
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off-topic: can we use 劏 in Cantonese like 宰 in Mandarin? i.e.; 宰了你！把你宰了！
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Yes, you can say 我要劏咗你 ( I'll slaughter you) instead of 我要殺咗你( I'll kill you) in Cantonese . Both 劏 and 宰 mean "slaughter "(mainly of animal) .Using the term slaughter imply you are regarding other guy as an animal.
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<p>I recently found out that there is a phrase in 彝语 (Yi) which equates to:</p>

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  <p>杀只鸡，你死了我开心</p>
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<p>I tried finding some references to this online, but to no avail.</p>

<p>If the original Yi phrase is available I would like to see it too.</p>

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Reference: （彝语）杀只鸡，你死了我开心
# Reference: （彝语）杀只鸡，你死了我开心

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-07)

I recently found out that there is a phrase in 彝语 (Yi) which equates to:

> 杀只鸡，你死了我开心

I tried finding some references to this online, but to no avail.

If the original Yi phrase is available I would like to see it too.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-12-07. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

"Slaughter a chicken as an offering to thanks gods" is a common expression in Chinese, meaning: "something to celebrate for; something to thanks gods for"

In Cantonese, it is 要劏雞還神

Example: 如果你死咗，我就要劏雞還神 ( if you died，I will have to celebrate / thanks the gods )

The wording differs from dialect to dialect. For example, 要劏雞還神 in Mandarin would be 要殺雞酬神 and in other dialects, including Yi, 屠 or 宰 may replace 劏 or 殺; other animal may replace chicken, but the basic premise would not be too far apart in writing.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 广州话普通话词典 has 劏雞還神 defined as (粵) 殺雞以酬謝神的恩典, 含“謝天謝地”之意。  
> **username_0**: off-topic: can we use 劏 in Cantonese like 宰 in Mandarin? i.e.; 宰了你！把你宰了！  
> **username_1**: Yes, you can say 我要劏咗你 ( I'll slaughter you) instead of 我要殺咗你( I'll kill you) in Cantonese . Both 劏 and 宰 mean "slaughter "(mainly of animal) .Using the term slaughter imply you are regarding other guy as an animal.  

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