「咩嘢」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: me1 je5
Individual
Character Meaning:
咩 what; (particle)
嘢 thing; matter; stuff
Part of Speech: pronoun
Explanation:
  • what
    (Cant.) 你nei5做zou6緊gan2咩me1嘢je5呀aa3?
    (Eng.) What are you doing?
    (Cant.) 咩me1嘢je5係hai6通tung1貨fo3膨paang4脹zoeng3呀aa3?
    (Eng.) What is inflation?

  • what; what kind of
    (Cant.) 呢ni1本bun2係hai6咩me1嘢je5書syu1嚟lai4㗎gaa3?
    (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.) 嗰go2個go3咩me1嘢je5呀aa3,下haa6次ci3拎ling1俾bei2我ngo5吖aa1。
    (Eng.) Hey, remember that thing we talked about? Could you bring it next time?

  • whatever, usually followed by dou1 (都)
    (Cant.) 你nei5要jiu3咩me1嘢je5我ngo5都dou1會wui5俾bei2你nei5。
    (Eng.) I will give you whatever you ask for.

  • used to form rhetoric questions to express disapproval, dismay, or astonishment
    (Cant.) 呢ni1啲di1咩me1嘢je5英jing1文man2嚟lai4㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) What kind of English is this! (=It is so poorly written. How could you call this English?)

Synonym: Synonym: 乜 乜嘢 咩
See also: 怎麼樣 好 相當 乜嘢 哪樣
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