使乜 (sai2 mat1 | ) : is there a need to ...? ; should (sth/someone). ...?

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使乜

sai2 mat1

is there a need to ...? ; should sth. ...?
this word is usually used with a sense of negation: 使乜驚, it directly implies "no need to afraid" (instead of being a question "is there a need to afraid")

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

使乜

This word has been viewed 1765 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 16th Nov 2008 12:50 and last edited on 11th Nov 2009 11:08

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使 sai2 si2 si3 - send; enable; use; envoy
乜 mat1 me1 - [粵] what

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使乜噉樣做呀？粵
Why is it necessary to do it this way? [Implication: Don't do it this way.]

使乜驚？粵
Why be scared? [Implication: Don't be scared.]

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

使乜 sai2 mat1 = Why is it necessary...? no need 粵

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