「乜嘢」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: mat1 je5
Individual
Character Meaning:
乜 what
嘢 thing; matter; stuff
Part of Speech: pronoun
Explanation:
  • what; interrogative pronoun used to enquire about something unclear
    (Cant.) 你nei5做zou6緊gan2乜mat1嘢je5呀aa3?
    (Eng.) What are you doing?
    (Cant.) 乜mat1嘢je5係hai6通tung1貨fo3膨paang4脹zoeng3呀aa3?
    (Eng.) What is inflation?

  • what; what kind of; interrogative pronoun used as a modifier to request more detailed information about the specific thing that is modified
    (Cant.) 呢ni1本bun2係hai6乜mat1嘢je5書syu1嚟lai4㗎gaa3?
    (Eng.) What book is this?

  • used as a gap-filler or placeholder when one cannot find the right word or when one wants to avoid mentioning something
    (Cant.) 嗰go2個go3乜mat1嘢je5呀aa3,下haa6次ci3拎ling1俾bei2我ngo5吖aa1。
    (Eng.) That thing, whatever it's called... can you bring it to me next time?

  • whatever; usually followed by 都 dou1
    (Cant.) 你nei5要jiu3乜mat1嘢je5我ngo5都dou1會wui5俾bei2你nei5。
    (Eng.) I will give you whatever you ask for.

  • used to form rhetorical questions so as to express disapproval, dismay, or astonishment
    (Cant.) 呢ni1啲di1乜mat1嘢je5英jing1文man2嚟lai4㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) What kind of English is that?

Synonym: Synonym: 乜 咩 咩嘢
See also: 怎麼樣 好 相當 咩嘢 哪樣 乜料 乜鬼 人哋 佢哋 係咪 呢啲 咁樣 嘅嘢 邊個 點樣 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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