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乜mat1嘢je5

mat1 je5miē yě

English

  1. what? (Cantonese) (Mandarin equivalent: 什麼|什么[shen2 me5])
  2. what; interrogative pronoun used to enquire about something unclear
  3. what; what kind of; interrogative pronoun used as a modifier to request more detailed information about the specific thing that is modified
  4. used as a gap-filler or placeholder when one cannot find the right word or when one wants to avoid mentioning something
  5. whatever; usually followed by 都 dou1
  6. used to form rhetorical questions so as to express disapproval, dismay, or astonishment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 疑問代詞，用嚟提問一啲唔清楚嘅事物
  2. 疑問代詞，用嚟做定語，提問特定一樣嘢嘅詳細資訊
  3. 一時之間諗唔起個講法嘅時候，或者唔想講得太清楚嘅時候，用嚟攝位
  4. 泛指任何嘢，通常後面會有「都」
  5. 用嚟反詰，以表達鄙視、不滿、驚訝

Examples

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

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