乜誰
simp乜谁mat1 seoi2mat1 seoi4miē shuí
English
- (pronoun) who; whom ; (noun) so-and-so; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
- who (a less polite expression)
- who (a dated expression)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 邊個;用嚟問人身份,但係冇咁有禮貌嘅講法
- 邊個,乜水
Examples
「唔該揾陳先生吖。」「乜水啊?」
"Can I speak to Mr. Chan?" "Who is that?"
耶穌到該撒利亞腓立比嘅境界、問門生話、人哋話我人子係乜誰呢。(《馬太福音傳》(羊城土話)16:13, 1882)
When Jesus arrived at the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, 'Who do people say that I am?'
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk