乜 (mat1 me1 | mie1 ) : [粵] what

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乜

mat1 me1

mie1

[粵] mat1
[1] [pron] what
[2] why; how come

[粵] me1 [國] mie1
(of eyes) squint; half-closed into a slit

In Cantonese, 乜 is most likely derived from '物'

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 2

Level: 1

Radical: 乙 (#5)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

乜

Don't confuse with:
七匕乇也

This word has been viewed 33641 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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乜嘢 mat1/mi1/me1 je5 mie1 ye3 = what 粵

乜都 mat1 dou1 mie1 dou1 = anything; everything 粵

冇乜 mou5 mat1 = not very; not so 粵

為乜 wai6 mat1 wei4 mie1 = why 粵

乜嘢都 mat1 je5 dou1 = whatever; anything 粵

做乜 zou6 mat1 = why; doing what 粵

乜人 mat1 jan6 = who? whom? whose? anyone? 粵

乜野 mat1 je5 = what (question word) 粵

冇乜嘢 mou5 mat1 je5 = nothing; it doesn't matter 粵

阿乜誰 aa3 mat1 seoi4*2 = Mr So-and-So 粵

做乜嘢 zou6 mat1 je5 = why 粵

乜說話 mat1 syut3 waa6 = Not at all! 粵

因乜事 jan1 mat1 si6 yin1 mie 1 shi4 = why; how come 粵

乜嘢話 mat1/mi1 je5 waa6/6*2 = what was said? 粵

乜東東 mat1 dung1 dung1 = what 粵

乜誰 mat1 seoi4*2 = who 粵

使乜 sai2 mat1 = Why is it necessary...? no need 粵

搞乜鬼 gaau2 mat1 gwai2 gao3 mie1 gui3 = what the heck are you doing? 粵

乜都假 mat1 dou1 gaa2 mie1 dou1 jia3 = cannot be helped 粵

乜鬼 mat1 gwai2 = [pron.] stronger version of 乜嘢 "what?" 粵

乜乜物物 mat1 mat1 mat6 mat6 = this one/that one; such and such 粵

係乜係物 hai6 mat1 hai6 mat6 = like so and so; to utter nonsense 粵

搞緊乜 gaau2 gan2 mat1 = what are you doing? 粵

阿乜人 aa3 mat1 jan4 = someone (某某) 粵

冇乜好死 mou5 mat1 hou2 sei2 = have not died a natural death 粵

容乜易 jung4 mat1 ji6 = what if … 粵

有乜指教呀 jau5 mat1 zi2 gaau3 aa3 = what can I do for you? 粵

乜春 mat1 ceon1 = what the hell (in a question) 粵

乜花款 mat1 faa1 fun2 = any style 粵

乜叉 mat1 caa1 = what ; whatchamacallit; 粵

使乜 sai2 mat1 = is there a need to ...? ; should (sth/someone). ...? 粵

乜得 mat1 dak1 = question word: what thing causes ... ?; why does one ... ? 粵

乜事 mat1 si6 mei1 shi4 = what; what's the matter 粵

乜嘢物嘢 mat1 je5 mat6 je5 mie1 ye3 wu4 ye3 = and so on 粵

乜滯 mat1 zai6 = not quite; somewhat 粵

乜嘢新絲蘿蔔皮 mat1 je5 san1 si1 lo4 baak6 pei4 = What does he think he is? 粵

Showing 10 of 45 examples containing 乜

你做乜嘢呀? 粵
Why are you sad/angry?

你做緊乜嘢呀? 粵
What are you doing?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131584,131584#msg-131584]

今晚食乜餸？粵
What are the side dishes for dinner?

你做緊乜嘢呀？粵
What are you doing?

你喺度亂講乜嘢？粵
What the hell are you doing?
[Lit. you in-the-process-of say what? Std. Chinese: 你在胡說其麼？]

做乜嚇成噉樣啊？粵
Why are you so frightened?
[Lit. do what scare completely this-way [particle]?]

我唔知食乜。粵
I don't know what to eat.

飲乜嘢呀? 粵
What do you like to drink?
[呀 is a final particle used here to soften an abrupt question.]

使乜噉樣做呀？粵
Why is it necessary to do it this way? [Implication: Don't do it this way.]

使乜驚？粵
Why be scared? [Implication: Don't be scared.]

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