粵

為wai4乜me1

simp为乜also written爲乜
wai4 me1wai6 mat1wéi miē

English

  1. (interrogative adverb) what for; why
  2. why; for what reason

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為咩原因

Examples

  • 做嘢咁搏命為乜啊？

    What's the sense of working so hard?

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  • 為乜你要賭到破產？

    Why did you have to gamble so much that you became bankrupt?

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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