「咪」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: mai6
Part of Speech: adverb
Explanation:
  • used in conjunction with an utterance-final lo1 to spell out something that is obvious in a questioning manner; often translated into tag questions or rhetorical questions in English
    (Cant.) keoi5mai6syu1zo2lo1
    (Eng.) He's lost, hasn't he!
    (Cant.) tiu4so2si4ngo5mai6bei2zo2nei5lo1
    (Eng.) I've given you the key, haven't I?

  • then; used in conjunction with an utterance-final lo1 or rising intonation to connect a conditional and a result or suggestion
    (Cant.) nei5zung1ji3mai6lo2heoi3lo1
    (Eng.) If you like it, then you can have it.
    (Cant.) zou6mat1jiu3zyun1dang1gwo3lai4ze1daa2go3din6waa2mai6dak1lo1
    (Eng.) Why bother coming over? You could just ring me, couldn't you?
    (Cant.) laan6zo2mai6mou5dak1jung6
    (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.) fat6cin2mai6fat6cin2
    (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.) mai1soeng1
(Eng.) mic box
(Cant.) coeng2mai1daap3man6tai4jau5gei2faai3dak1gam3faai3zi1mou2
(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.) nei5mai5zoi3gan1zyu6ngo5aa3ngo5bou3ging2gaa3
(Eng.) Don't follow me anymore, or I will call the police.
(Cant.) mai5juk1geoi2gou1soeng1sau2
(Eng.) Don't move! Put your hands up!
(Cant.) mai5teng1keoi5gong2aa3keoi5soeng2jiu3nei5di1cin2zaa3
(Eng.) Don't listen to her! She only wants your money!
See also: 唔好
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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.) hok6saang1go1hou2咪書mai1 syu1lo3mai5jat6jat6gwaa3zyu6paak3to1
(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.) waa3nei5hoi1dou3seng4baat3sap6mai1gam3faai3aa4siu2sam1bei2jan4jing2faai3soeng2aa3
(Eng.) Wow, you are driving at 80 km per hour, beware you will get caught by the police cameras.
(Cant.) cing1saan1gung1lou618sap6 baat3 jau6 sei3 fan6¾saam1mai1gau6gaa3fe1waan1wing6taan1
(Eng.) Cafeteria Old Beach, 18¾ Milestone, Castle Peak Road
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