乜mat1滯zai6

English

1. not; not too (spoken)
2. used after a negator (唔 m4 or 冇 mou5) to indicate a small amount or a low frequency; rarely

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 用喺否定詞「唔」或者「冇」之後，表示數量好少，近乎冇

Examples

• 佢冇錢乜滯㗎，我哋請佢食啦。

  He doesn't have much money, let's treat him to the meal.

• 個傷口差唔多好返，唔痛乜滯。

  The wound is nearly recovered, it seldom hurts.

• 呢排冇做運動乜滯，我覺得自己肥咗又重咗。

  Seldom doing exercise recently, I feel I am getting fat and heavy.

• 我今日冇點食過嘢乜滯，只係今朝起身食咗隻烚蛋就撐到而家。

  I didn't eat much today, I just ate a boiled egg this morning and that's all I had today.