「咪」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	mai6
Part of Speech：	adverb
Explanation：	used in conjunction with an utterance-final 囉 lo1 to spell out something that is obvious in a questioning manner; often translated into tag questions or rhetorical questions in English (Cant.) 佢keoi5咪mai6輸syu1咗zo2囉lo1！ (Eng.) He's lost, hasn't he! (Cant.) 條tiu4鎖so2匙si4我ngo5咪mai6俾bei2咗zo2你nei5囉lo1。 (Eng.) I've given you the key, haven't I? then; used in conjunction with an utterance-final 囉 lo1 or rising intonation to connect a conditional and a result or suggestion (Cant.) 你nei5鍾zung1意ji3咪mai6攞lo2去heoi3囉lo1。 (Eng.) If you like it, then you can have it. (Cant.) 做zou6乜mat1要jiu3專zyun1登dang1過gwo3嚟lai4啫ze1。打daa2個go3電din6話waa2咪mai6得dak1囉lo1。 (Eng.) Why bother coming over? You could just ring me, couldn't you? (Cant.) 爛laan6咗zo2咪mai6冇mou5得dak1用jung6？ (Eng.) If it is broken, we won't able to use it anymore, right? if it is followed and preceded by the same verb phrase, it means the speaker does not care about the consequence of the event (Cant.) 罰fat6錢cin2咪mai6罰fat6錢cin2！ (Eng.) Penalty? I don't care!
See also：	接着嗰陣當時然之後然後
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「咪」

Entry #2
Pronunciation：	mai1
Part of Speech：	noun
Labels：	Loanword
Explanation：	mic; microphone (measure word: 支) (Cant.) 爆咪baau3 mai1 (Eng.) audio clipping (Cant.) 咪架mai1 gaa2 (Eng.) mic stand (Cant.) 咪mai1箱soeng1 (Eng.) mic box (Cant.) 搶coeng2咪mai1答daap3問man6題tai4，有jau5幾gei2快faai3得dak1咁gam3快faai3，知zi1冇mou2？ (Eng.) Grabbing the mic, answer the questions as quickly as you can. Got it?
See also：	咪架咪高峰
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「咪」

Entry #3
Pronunciation：	mai5
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	don't; added in front of a verb to form a negative command (Cant.) 你nei5咪mai5再zoi3跟gan1住zyu6我ngo5呀aa3，我ngo5報bou3警ging2㗎gaa3！ (Eng.) Don't follow me anymore, or I will call the police. (Cant.) 咪mai5郁juk1！舉geoi2高gou1雙soeng1手sau2！ (Eng.) Don't move! Put your hands up! (Cant.) 咪mai5聽teng1佢keoi5講gong2呀aa3，佢keoi5想soeng2要jiu3你nei5啲di1錢cin2咋zaa3。 (Eng.) Don't listen to her! She only wants your money!
See also：	唔好別
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「咪」

Entry #4
Pronunciation：	mai1
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to study something hard (Cant.) 咪馬經mai1 maa5 ging1 (Eng.) to study horse racing information (Cant.) 學hok6生saang1哥go1，好hou2咪書mai1 syu1囉lo3，咪mai5日jat6日jat6掛gwaa3住zyu6拍paak3拖to1。 (Eng.) Hey students. You should study now. Don't spend too much time on dating.
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「咪」

Entry #5
Pronunciation：	mai1
Part of Speech：	quantifier
Explanation：	previously referred to a mile (1.609344 kilometers) but currently to kilometres per hour or kilometres on a milestone; it is a transliteration of "mile" in English; in the old days of the imperial system, miles were used as a unit, so when driving a car, 咪 mai1 was used as a unit of speed; this has since changed, with cars and road signs now using kilometres, however everyone continues to use 咪 mai1 out of habit (Cant.) 嘩waa3！你nei5開hoi1到dou3成seng4八baat3十sap6咪mai1咁gam3快faai3呀aa4？小siu2心sam1俾bei2人jan4影jing2快faai3相soeng2啊aa3！ (Eng.) Wow, you are driving at 80 km per hour, beware you will get caught by the police cameras. (Cant.) 青cing1山saan1公gung1路lou618sap6 baat3 jau6 sei3 fan6¾saam1咪mai1舊gau6咖gaa3啡fe1灣waan1泳wing6灘taan1 (Eng.) Cafeteria Old Beach, 18¾ Milestone, Castle Peak Road
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(pos:副詞)
<explanation>
yue:句尾配「#囉」lo1，喺質問／反問嘅時候用嚟帶出顯而易見嘅事實
eng:used in conjunction with an utterance-final #囉 lo1 to spell out something that is obvious in a questioning manner; often translated into tag questions or rhetorical questions in English
<eg>
yue:佢咪輸咗囉！ (keoi5 mai6 syu1 zo2 lo1!)
eng:He's lost, hasn't he!
<eg>
yue:條鎖匙我咪俾咗你囉。 (tiu4 so2 si4 ngo5 mai6 bei2 zo2 nei5 lo1.)
eng:I've given you the key, haven't I?
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<explanation>
yue:句尾配「#囉」lo1或者上升語調，用喺連接原因同結果或者建議
eng:then; used in conjunction with an utterance-final #囉 lo1 or rising intonation to connect a conditional and a result or suggestion
<eg>
yue:你鍾意咪攞去囉。 (nei5 zung1 ji3 mai6 lo2 heoi3 lo1.)
eng:If you like it, then you can have it.
<eg>
yue:做乜要專登過嚟啫。打個電話咪得囉。 (zou6 mat1 jiu3 zyun1 dang1 gwo3 lai4 ze1. daa2 go3 din6 waa2 mai6 dak1 lo1.)
eng:Why bother coming over? You could just ring me, couldn't you?
<eg>
yue:爛咗咪冇得用？ (laan6 zo2 mai6 mou5 dak1 jung6?)
eng:If it is broken, we won't able to use it anymore, right?
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<explanation>
yue:前後接住同一個動詞短語，表示即使呢件事發生，都冇所謂
eng:if it is followed and preceded by the same verb phrase, it means the speaker does not care about the consequence of the event
<eg>
yue:罰錢咪罰錢！ (fat6 cin2 mai6 fat6 cin2!)
eng:Penalty? I don't care!

(pos:名詞)(label:外來語)
<explanation>
yue:#咪高峰 嘅簡稱；要將聲音錄低或者放大聲量嗰陣，用嚟收音嘅電子器材（量詞：支）
eng:mic; microphone
<eg>
yue:#爆咪 (baau3 mai1)
eng:audio clipping
<eg>
yue:#咪架 (mai1 gaa2)
eng:mic stand
<eg>
yue:咪箱 (mai1 soeng1)
eng:mic box
<eg>
yue:搶咪答問題，有幾快得咁快，知冇？ (coeng2 mai1 daap3 man6 tai4, jau5 gei2 faai3 dak1 gam3 faai3, zi1 mou2?)
eng:Grabbing the mic, answer the questions as quickly as you can. Got it?

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:#唔好；加喺動詞之前，用嚟叫人唔好做一件事
eng:don't; added in front of a verb to form a negative command
<eg>
yue:你咪再跟住我呀，我報警㗎！ (nei5 mai5 zoi3 gan1 zyu6 ngo5 aa3, ngo5 bou3 ging2 gaa3!)
eng:Don't follow me anymore, or I will call the police.
<eg>
yue:咪郁！舉高雙手！ (mai5 juk1! geoi2 gou1 soeng1 sau2!)
eng:Don't move! Put your hands up!
<eg>
yue:咪聽佢講呀，佢想要你啲錢咋。 (mai5 teng1 keoi5 gong2 aa3, keoi5 soeng2 jiu3 nei5 di1 cin2 zaa3.)
eng:Don't listen to her! She only wants your money!

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:非常認真噉閲讀
eng:to study something hard
<eg>
yue:#咪馬經 (mai1 maa5 ging1)
eng:to study horse racing information
<eg>
yue:學生哥，好#咪書 囉，咪日日掛住拍拖。 (hok6 saang1 go1, hou2 mai1 syu1 lo3, mai5 jat6 jat6 gwaa3 zyu6 paak3 to1.)
eng:Hey students. You should study now. Don't spend too much time on dating.

(pos:量詞)
<explanation>
yue:英文 "mile" 音譯。以前英制時期以 #英里 做單位，所以喺揸車嘅時候會用「咪」嚟做車速嘅量詞。而家嘅車同路牌已經改晒用#公里 做單位，但因為習慣咗，所以大家口頭上繼續用「咪」嚟形容車速。而家揸車嘅人所講嘅「咪」係指公里。
eng:previously referred to a mile (1.609344 kilometers) but currently to kilometres per hour or kilometres on a milestone; it is a transliteration of "mile" in English; in the old days of the imperial system, miles were used as a unit, so when driving a car, 咪 mai1 was used as a unit of speed; this has since changed, with cars and road signs now using kilometres, however everyone continues to use 咪 mai1 out of habit
<eg>
yue:嘩！你開到成八十咪咁快呀？小心俾人影快相啊！ (waa3! nei5 hoi1 dou3 seng4 baat3 sap6 mai1 gam3 faai3 aa4? siu2 sam1 bei2 jan4 jing2 faai3 soeng2 aa3!)
eng:Wow, you are driving at 80 km per hour, beware you will get caught by the police cameras.
<eg>
yue:青山公路18¾咪舊咖啡灣泳灘 (cing1 saan1 gung1 lou6 sap6 baat3 jau6 sei3 fan6 saam1 mai1 gau6 gaa3 fe1 waan1 wing6 taan1)
eng:Cafeteria Old Beach, 18¾ Milestone, Castle Peak Road

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