「咩嘢」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: me1 je5
Individual
Character Meaning:
what; (particle)
thing; matter; stuff
Part of Speech: pronoun
Explanation:
  • what
    (Cant.) nei5zou6gan2me1je5aa3
    (Eng.) What are you doing?
    (Cant.) me1je5hai6tung1fo3paang4zoeng3aa3
    (Eng.) What is inflation?

  • what; what kind of
    (Cant.) ni1bun2hai6me1je5syu1lai4gaa3
    (Eng.) What book is this?

  • used as a gap-filler / placeholder when one cannot find the right word or when one wants to avoid mentioning something
    (Cant.) go2go3me1je5aa3haa6ci3ling1bei2ngo5aa1
    (Eng.) Hey, remember that thing we talked about? Could you bring it next time?

  • whatever, usually followed by dou1 ()
    (Cant.) nei5jiu3me1je5ngo5dou1wui5bei2nei5
    (Eng.) I will give you whatever you ask for.

  • used to form rhetoric questions to express disapproval, dismay, or astonishment
    (Cant.) ni1di1me1je5jing1man2lai4gaa3
    (Eng.) What kind of English is this! (=It is so poorly written. How could you call this English?)

Synonym: Synonym: 乜嘢
See also: 乜料 甚麼
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