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[1] [n] bleating of sheep [2] [Cantonese] [Hakka] [final particle] transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise 咩 can be used as a contraction of 乜嘢.
Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing only 粵There is a detailed thread about the tone contour of this contraction here: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] Stroke count: 9
Level: 2
Radical: 口 (#30)
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Don't confuse with: 味 |
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| This character was last edited on 4th Dec 2007 | |
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羊咩
joeng4 me1 = goat粵
咩呀
me1 aa3 = what?粵
係咩
hai6 me1 = really? is that true?粵
羊咩鬚
joeng4 me1 sou1 = goatee
茄士咩
ke1 si6 me1 = cashmere
咩咋
me1 /mei1 zaa3 = major (as loanword)
羊咩屎
joeng4 me1 si2 = constipation粵
屙羊咩屎
o1 joeng4 me1 si2 = constipation粵 |
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Showing all 7 examples containing 咩
你做咩呀? 粵
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What are you doing?
你想要咩聖誕禮物呀？ 粵
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What would you like for Christmas? [(implying presents)]
你對鞋係咩(乜)牌子? 粵
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What brand are your shoes?
我冇咩意見 粵
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No comment [This sentence is discussed in more detail here: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,71102]
佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來灶罅咩？ 粵
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You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?
一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易 粵
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To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.
你食咗草龍咩咁好唱口 粵
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You are happily singing non-stop. Are you on drugs? Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 咩
Unicode code for this character: U+54a9 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 咩
Unicode code for this character: U+54a9 (off-site link)
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