粵

乜mat1誰seoi2

simp乜谁
mat1 seoi2mat1 seoi4miē shuí

English

  1. (pronoun) who; whom ; (noun) so-and-so; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  2. who (a less polite expression)
  3. who (a dated expression)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 邊個;用嚟問人身份,但係冇咁有禮貌嘅講法
  2. 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

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