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係咪
hai6 mai6/6*2
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Contraction of 係唔係 [1] to be or not to be; is it or is it not? | Std. Chin.: 是不是 [2] hai6 mai62 (rhetorical) isn't it?; is it? is it not the case? | Std. Chin.: 不是嗎 |
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Characters in this word:係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be咪 mai1 mai5 mai6 - cat's mew; study hard; don't 1 compounds containing this word:係咪先 - do you agree with me? don't you! |
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Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 係咪 
你後日係咪游水 粵
Are you going swimming the day after tomorrow? [This is just a simple yes-no question. You can replace the verb-object pair with anything you like.]
你後日係咪去游水 粵
Are you still going swimming with me, the day after tomorrow? [Note that the inclusion of 去 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is far away from both of you.]
你哋呢，係咪有好多男朋友㗎 粵
You must be popular with the boys! [Lit. you [plural] [clause delimiter], is-or-is-it-not have many boyfriend [particle]]
表面上關係好好，但內裡其實係咪真嘅噉？ 粵
The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)? |
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