粵

唔m4係hai6呀aa5

simp唔系呀
m4 hai6 aa5m4 hai6 aa4wú xì ya

English

  1. surely it can't be; it can't be true, can it?; you must be kidding; you gotta be serious; seriously? you got to be kidding!; really? That can't be! [colloquial]
  2. asked to confirm that a situation against the expectation of the surprised speaker does not really happen, as he/she wishes

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對某種情況同預期相反感到驚訝,依然希望冇真係發生到,問嚟確認多次

Examples

  • 你仲未洗手喎,係唔係呀?

    You haven't washed your hands yet, have you?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔係呀,佢出咗去食晏喇。

    No, he has gone out for lunch already.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔係呀,我唔係咁嘅意思呀!

    No, that's not what I meant!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 「你做咩喊呀?我係咪講錯嘢呀?」「唔係呀,有滴汗入咗眼咋。」

    "Why are you crying? Did I say something I shouldn't have?" "No, it's just that a drop of sweat got into my eye."

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔係咓?佢竟然高我一分?

    Are you kidding me? He/She scored one mark higher than me?

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

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