粵

是si6咪mai6

si6 mai6shì mīinferred

English

  1. "isn't that so?"; whether or not (係 hai6 is replaced with 是 si6, the counterpart in written Chinese)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係「係咪」(以書面語「是」代替「係」)

Examples

  • 茶餐廳阿姐問我是咪搞網站,因為見我成日帶電腦喎……

    The waitress in the cha chaan teng asked me whether I maintain/build websites, because she sees me often bring my laptop...

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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