「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 那麼 跟着 繼而 了
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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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