「咩」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: me1
Part of Speech: pronoun
Explanation:
  • interrogative pronoun: what, who, when, etc.; contraction of 乜嘢 mat1 je5
    (Cant.) kei5hai2keoi5gaak3lei4go2go3hai6me1jan4lai4gaa3
    (Eng.) Who's the person standing next to him?
    (Cant.) nei5tai2m4tai2dou2keoi5ling1gan2me1aa3
    (Eng.) Can you see what he's carrying?
    (Cant.) nei5zung1ji3keoi5di1me1
    (Eng.) What do you like about him?

  • used to replace a syllable, a word or a number which the speaker has forgotten or chooses to omit
    (Cant.) daai6luk6m4hai6giu3keoi5zou6bik1haam4gaa3giu3bui3haak1me1me1gam2gaa3
    (Eng.) In Mainland, people don't call him "bik1 haam4", but use the name bui3-haak1-something-something instead.
    (Cant.) nei5waa6sei3me1baat3ji6waa2
    (Eng.) You said 4-what-8-2?
    (Cant.) ngo5jing6dak1keoi5keoi5go3meng2hou2ci5giu3can4me1man4
    (Eng.) I know him - his name is... Chan something-Man.

  • when placed before a word, indicates that the speaker can hardly remember or is rather unwilling to mention it (perhaps out of disdain)
    (Cant.) ci4hei1hai6gaan2cing1lai4gaa3cyun4meng2hai6me1haau3jam1ci4hei1dyun1jau6hong1ji4ciu1jyu6zong1sing4sau6gung1jam1hin3sung4hei1pui3tin1hing1sing3hin2wong4hau6aa3
    (Eng.) Empress Ci Hei is just a short-name. Her full title is - oh I nearly forgot – "Empress Haau Jam Ci Hei Dyun Jau Hong Ji Ciu Jyu Zong Sing Sau Gung Jam Hin Sung Hei Pui Tin Hing Sing Hin".
    (Cant.) keoi5se2zo2bun2syu1giu3me1hau6jin6doi6sam1cang4git3kau3dik1fei1bun2wai6gaai2duk6wo5
    (Eng.) He has written a book, which is called – Yuck! I don't want to mention it - "The Postmodern Construction – An Interpretation beyond Its Framework".

  • used as a euphemism to substitute something that one is unwilling to say (often something taboo, embarrassing, inappropriate, etc.)
    (Cant.) nei5tung4keoi5jau5mou5me1dou3aa3
    (Eng.) Did you do it with him?
    (Cant.) teng1man4can2baak3soeng6go3jyut6jan1wai4fai3ngaam4me1zo2laa3
    (Eng.) I heard that Uncle Chan died last month because of lung cancer.

  • universal quantifier: "every"
    (Cant.) nei1gaan1pou3gam3sai3me1dou1mou5dak1maai5ge3
    (Eng.) This shop is too small. There's nothing to buy.
    (Cant.) me1jan4dou1ho2ji5caam1gaa1nei1go3wut6dung6gaa3
    (Eng.) Everyone can join this event.

Synonym: Synonym: 乜嘢 咩嘢
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「咩」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: me1
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • used to form yes-no questions and to indicate doubt, challenge or surprise; uttered in a short and abrupt manner
    (Cant.) nei5loeng4sam1gwo3ji3dak1heoi3me1
    (Eng.) Don't you feel any guilt at all?
    (Cant.) gam2zou6hou2me1
    (Eng.) Is that really a good idea?
    (Cant.) nei5m4geng1keoi5nau1me1
    (Eng.) Aren't you worried that he may get mad at you?
    (Cant.) nei5zung1ji3keoi5me1
    (Eng.) You like him?
    (Cant.) mat1nei5gam1jat6m4sai2faan1hok6me1
    (Eng.) Don't you have to go to school today?
    (Cant.) mat1nei5m4heoi3me1
    (Eng.) Aren't you going?

  • used in rhetorical questions to express negation; uttered with a high-falling tone and could be prolonged
    (Cant.) ngo5ngaak1nei5jau5zoeng2me1
    (Eng.) Why the hell would I want to lie to you? (literally 'Am I going to get a prize for fooling you?')
    (Cant.) tung4nei5jau5can1me1ci1dou3gam3maai4
    (Eng.) Hey, we're just friends! Don't get so close. (literally 'Are we family? You get so close!')
    (Cant.) m4soeng2faan1gung1dou1jiu3faan1gaa2m4使sai2sik6faan6me1ngo5jau6m4hai6ji6sai3zou2
    (Eng.) I don't wanna work, but I still have to. Gotta pay the bills, right? I ain't one of those trust fund babies.
    (Cant.) nei5dong3ngo5so4ge3me1
    (Eng.) I'm not a freakin' idiot. (literally 'You think I'm silly?')
    (Cant.) nei5m4tung4keoi5cou4keoi5zau6m4wui5tung4nei5cou4gaa3laa3me1
    (Eng.) Come on. Just because you don't start an argument with her doesn't mean she won't, right?
    (Cant.) ngai6seot6ngo5sik1tiu4tit3me1
    (Eng.) I don't know jack about art.

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「咩」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: me1
Part of Speech: onomatopoeia
Explanation:
the bleat of a sheep or goat, equivalent to the use of "baa" in English
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