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乜 (mat1)

乜 (mat1) means what (colloquial); as in 乜嘢 (what) and 乜事 (what's the matter).

Jyutping

mat1

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How do you pronounce 乜 in Cantonese?

乜 is pronounced mat1 in Cantonese (Jyutping). The numbers mark the tones.

What does 乜 mean in Cantonese?

乜 (mat1) means: what (colloquial); as in 乜嘢 (what) and 乜事 (what's the matter).

Related words

• 乜乜物物 (mat1 mat1 mat6 mat6) — (adj.)(n.) blah blah blah, such and such.
• 乜事 (mat1 si6) — what's the matter?; what happened?
• 乜人 (me1 jan4) — what kind of person, every kind of person
• 乜嘢話 (mat1 je5 waa2) — what did you say?
• 乜春 (mat1 ceon1) — what's up?
• 乜東東 (mat1 dung1 dung1) — (slang) what is that?

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