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乜滯

mat1 zai6

not quite; almost not; seldom if ever; somewhat [華]: (不) 怎麼

Used only in combination with negative words 冇 or 唔 | antonym: 咁滯

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 4

乜滯

乜 mat1 mi1 me1 ne6 mie1 nie4 - [粵] what
滯 zai6 zhi4 chi4 - blocked; obstructed; at a standstill

Showing all 3 examples containing 乜滯

冇人嚟乜滯粵 edit
Almost none has come.

飯唔熟乜滯粵 edit
The rice is not quite cooked enough.

佢唔睇書乜滯粵 edit
He seldom if ever reads.

This word was added by C Chiu on 15th Nov 2007 and last edited on 28th Jun 2008

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