咪又係
mai6 jau6 hai6mī yòu xìinferred
English
- a rhetorical construction that expresses how someone or certain things are, despite high expectation, is no different to the norm (always followed by a rising intonation at the end)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用喺反問嘅句式,用嚟回應某人某事不如預期,一樣咁衰(句尾一定要係上升調)
Examples
你咪又係起唔到身?
You didn't get up on time either!
放假咪又係一個人?
What's the difference on a day off? I'm all by myself anyway.
咩專家喎,咪又係吹水?
An expert, you say? No, they are just talking nonsense.
新酒樓?改名之嘛!咪又係同一個老細?
New restaurant? It's just a change of name! It's the same owner isn't it?
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk