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

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• 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

1. (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).