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  je5   jyutping
  ye3   pinyin
[] thing; things; article; articles; goods; matter; stuff | : 東西; 物品; 物件

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Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 30302 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Aug 2012 05:34

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detail  mat1/mi1/me1 je5  mie1 ye3 = what
detail  sik6 je5   = to eat something
detail  zou6 je5  zuo4 ye3 = to work; to do things
detail  je5 sik6   = food
detail  maai5 je5  mai3 ye3 = shopping
detail  hou2 je5   = [1] good thing [2] (expression of delight)
detail 𥄫  gap6 je5   = snooping; peeping
detail  m4 zou6 je5  m2 zuo4 ye3 = to not do sth.
detail  mou5 je5   = nothing
detail  mat1 je5 dou1   = whatever; anything
detail  jam2 je5   = [v] to drink (sth)
detail  mou5 mat1 je5   = nothing; it doesn't matter
detail  gong2 je5   = talk
detail  zou6 mat1 je5   = why
detail  zing2 je5 sik6  zheng3 ye3 shi2 = make sth. to eat; cook sth.
detail  me1 je5   = variant of 乜嘢
detail  mat1/mi1 je5 waa6/6*2   = what was said?
detail  lau4 je5   = poor quality goods
detail  siu1 je5 sik6  shao1 ye3 shi2 = barbeque
detail  waan4*2 je5   = play around; make trouble
detail  wu1 zou1 je5  wu1 zao1 ye3 = ghosts; spirits; dirty stuff
detail  laap6 saap3 je5   = junk food
detail  tau1 je5   = to steal
detail  coeng2 je5   = to take something by force; to snatch; to rob sb (of sth)
detail  waan4*2 ge3 je5   = a toy, plaything
detail  laat6 je5   = hot (spicy) food
detail  sik6 laat6 je5   = to have hot (spicy) food
detail  loi4 lou6 je5   = imported goods
detail  san4 je5   = [n] something damaged, broken, or unreliable
detail  jat1 pei4 je5   = $10000HK (not to be confused with 一皮)
detail  seon2 je5   = good stuff
detail  jai5/4 je5   = shoddy or inferior goods
detail  zap1 je5   = clean up, tidy up
detail  baan6 je5   = behave pretentiously; strike an attitude
detail  cung5 je5   = powerful weapons, heavy guns (lit., "heavy things")
detail  daai6 lap1 je5   = an important person, a bigshot, a VIP
detail  daai6 zi1 je5   = an arrogant person
detail  fai3 gong2 je5   = to speak nonsense
detail  giu3 je5 sik6   = order food
detail  jat1 je5   = in a short while
detail  jat1 zoeng1 je5   = one yuan; one dollar
detail  mou5 je5 dou3   = incompetent; useless
detail  zeng3 je5   = an exclamation that sth is "great!"
detail  jin2 je5   = to show off
detail  jung6 si2 fat1 nam2 je5   = making an idiotic suggestion (lit., "using one's anus to think of things")
detail  sik1 je5   = to know what to do; to know how to manage things
detail  daai6 lou6 je5   = major thing
detail  jat6 bun2 je5   = Japanese food , Japanese meal
detail  zap1 peng4 je5   = bargain hunting
detail  taat1 je5   = steal; petty theft
detail  laai6*2 je5   = to make a mistake and be caught; to be caught by the police, to fall into a trap
detail  gaau2 je5   = to stir up things (usually trouble); to have sex
detail  nei5 hou2 je5   = an expression of mockery and warning
detail  laai6*2 je5   = to make a mistake and be caught; to be caught by the police, to fall into a trap
detail  seoi1 gwai2 je5   = a nuisance; an irritation
detail  geoi2 je5   = to pawn valuables (lit., "raise things")
detail  syu2 je5  shu3 ye3 = to steal things
detail  wan2 je5 zou6   = looking for a job
detail  zaan2 je5   = good stuff
detail  nam2/lam2 je5   = to think about something
detail  aai3 je5 sik6   = order something to eat
detail 𤓓  lo3 je5   = embarrassing things; events in which one lost face
detail  gong2 je5 m4 syun3 sou3   = to go back on one's word
detail  lam4 sam2 je5   = accessories
detail  leng5 je5   = deceived; get into trouble
detail  haai1 ye5  kai1 ye3 = take drugs; be high on drugs
detail  jat1 gau6 je5  yi1 hu4 ye3 = (slang) HK$100
detail  mat1 je5 mat6 je5  mie1 ye3 wu4 ye3 = and so on
detail  lou1 je5  lao1 ye3 = work
detail  sap1 sing1 je5  shi1 xing1 ye3 = trivial things
detail  ceot1 je5   = to ejaculate (lit., "to exit stuff")
detail  faat3 gwok3 je5   = French food , French meal
detail  lap1 je5  li4 ye3 = steal; rob
detail  m4 hai6 je5 siu2   = no trivial matter
detail  laai6*2 je5   = be tricked; get into difficulties
detail  mat1 je5 san1 si1 lo4 baak6 pei4   = What does he think he is?

Showing 10 of 74 examples containing 嘢
detail audio 餐廳好好
The food at that restaurant is excellent!
detail audio 學校做嘢
I work at school
detail audio 做乜嘢?
Why are you sad/angry?
detail audio 乜嘢?
What are you doing?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131584,131584#msg-131584]
detail audio 太多嘢食
Too much food!
[If it is obvious that food is being talked about, the more general 太多嘢喇! would probably be preferred.]
detail 乜嘢
What are you doing?
detail 喺度亂講乜嘢
What the hell are you doing?
[Lit. you in-the-process-of say what? Std. Chinese: 你在胡說其麼?]
detail 唔明白
There's something I don't understand.
detail 畀你
I've got something to give you.
detail
I'm cleaning up/I'm packing up.
[Lit. I pack/clean [continuous particle] things There are two translations for this sentence depending on the context. You could use it when you're packing things to go on holiday or if you're just tidying up a messy room.]
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