咩嘢

me1 je5included in 3 dictionaries

me1 e5included in 1 dictionaries

me1 je5

· included in 3 dictionaries

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

疑問代詞，用嚟提問一啲唔清楚嘅事物 (what)

代詞

Examples

你做緊咩嘢呀？

nei5 zou6 gan2 me1 je5 aa3?

What are you doing?

疑問代詞，用嚟做定語，提問特定一樣嘢嘅詳細資訊 (what; what kind of)

Examples

呢本係咩嘢書嚟㗎？

ni1 bun2 hai6 me1 je5 syu1 lai4 gaa3?

What book is this?

一時之間諗唔起個講法嘅時候，或者唔想講得太清楚嘅時候，用嚟攝位 (used as a gap-filler / placeholder when one cannot find the right word or when one wants to avoid mentioning something)

Examples

嗰個咩嘢呀，下次拎俾我吖。

go2 go3 me1 je5 aa3, haa6 ci3 ling1 bei2 ngo5 aa1.

Hey, remember that thing we talked about? Could you bring it next time?

泛指任何嘢，通常後面會有「#都」 (whatever, usually followed by dou1 (#都))

Examples

你要咩嘢我都會俾你。

nei5 jiu3 me1 je5 ngo5 dou1 wui5 bei2 nei5.

I will give you whatever you ask for.

用嚟反詰，以表達鄙視、不滿、驚訝 (used to form rhetoric questions to express disapproval, dismay, or astonishment)

Examples

呢啲咩嘢英文嚟㗎！

ni1 di1 me1 je5 jing1 man2 lai4 gaa3!

What kind of English is this! (=It is so poorly written. How could you call this English?)

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

Jyutping:

me1 je5

疑問代詞，用嚟提問一啲唔清楚嘅事物 (what)

代詞

Examples

你做緊咩嘢呀？

nei5 zou6 gan2 me1 je5 aa3?

What are you doing?

疑問代詞，用嚟做定語，提問特定一樣嘢嘅詳細資訊 (what; what kind of)

Examples

呢本係咩嘢書嚟㗎？

ni1 bun2 hai6 me1 je5 syu1 lai4 gaa3?

What book is this?

Examples

嗰個咩嘢呀，下次拎俾我吖。

go2 go3 me1 je5 aa3, haa6 ci3 ling1 bei2 ngo5 aa1.

Hey, remember that thing we talked about? Could you bring it next time?

泛指任何嘢，通常後面會有「#都」 (whatever, usually followed by dou1 (#都))

Examples

你要咩嘢我都會俾你。

nei5 jiu3 me1 je5 ngo5 dou1 wui5 bei2 nei5.

I will give you whatever you ask for.

用嚟反詰，以表達鄙視、不滿、驚訝 (used to form rhetoric questions to express disapproval, dismay, or astonishment)

Examples

呢啲咩嘢英文嚟㗎！

ni1 di1 me1 je5 jing1 man2 lai4 gaa3!

What kind of English is this! (=It is so poorly written. How could you call this English?)

維基辭典YueWord

Jyutping:

me1 je5Original phonetic: /mɛː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

me1 e5Original phonetic: /mɛː⁵⁵ ɛː¹³/

alternative form of 乜嘢 (mat1 je5, mi1 je5)

廣州話詞典（第2版）: 5804CantonWord

Jyutping:

me1 je5Original phonetic: mé1 yé5（嘢，野）

同“乜嘢”。