係咩 (hai6 me1 | ) : really? is that true?

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係咩

hai6 me1

really? is that true? (咩 is a final question particle indicating surprise)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 83,300

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

係咩

This word has been viewed 6833 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by spacemonkey on 18th Oct 2004 22:31 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be
咩 me1 - Cantonese question particle

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可惡，究竟係咩事呀。粵
Ugh, what actually happened [just now]?
[This is a common phrase in some TV shows. 可惡 is an interjection meaning "ugh". 究竟係咩事呀 is a shorter form of 究竟係發生咩事呀, so literally we have "ugh, actually is happen what?"]

〝先進〞係咩詞性呀？／係一個形容詞粵
What part of speech does "先進" belong to? / It's an adjective.
[Lit. "advanced" is what part-of-speech [particle]? / is one [counter] adjective.]

你對鞋係咩(乜)牌子? 粵
What brand are your shoes?

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