乜滯

See also: 乜滞

Chinese

		squint; (dial.) what	sluggish
trad. (乜滯)		乜	滯
simp. (乜滞)		乜	滞

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): mat¹ zai⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mat¹ zai⁶
  - Yale: māt jaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁷ dzai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: med¹ zei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯²²/

Adverb

乜滯

(Cantonese) (not) much; seldom
我冇食嘢乜滯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我冇食嘢乜滞。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ mou⁵ sik⁶ je⁵ mat¹ zai⁶. [Jyutping]
I didn't eat much.

佢唔睇書乜滯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢唔睇书乜滞。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ m⁴ tai² syu¹ mat¹ zai⁶. [Jyutping]
He seldom reads.

Usage notes

It must be used with negation, i.e. 冇 (mou5) or 唔 (m4).

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