乜都假

Chinese

		squint; (dial.) what	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
trad. (乜都假)		乜	都	假
simp. ^#(乜都假)		乜	都	假
alternative forms		咩都假乜嘢都假乜嘢都係假／乜嘢都系假乜嘢都係假嘅／乜嘢都系假嘅

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): mat¹ dou¹ gaa²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mat¹ dou¹ gaa²
  - Yale: māt dōu gá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁷ dou¹ gaa²
  - Guangdong Romanization: med¹ dou¹ ga²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ kaː³⁵/

Phrase

乜都假

(Cantonese) everything else is trivial; everything else is a trifling matter
- 搵定水桶半打，裝多啲水，乜都假 [Cantonese, trad.]
  揾定水桶半打，装多啲水，乜都假 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: Samuel Hui, 制水歌
  wan² ding⁶ seoi² tung² bun³ daa¹, zong¹ do¹ di¹ seoi², mat¹ dou¹ gaa² [Jyutping]
  Find six buckets and fill them with more water; nothing else matters

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