乜嘢都 [－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. everything; anything [colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢俾人一tam2就做乜嘢都得。
    佢俾人一tam2就做乜嘢都得。
    keoi5 bei2 jan4 jat1 t a m 2 zau6 zou6 mat1 je5 dou1 dak1 。
    • If you flatter him, he'll do anything.
  2. Cantonese
    佢地呢度乜嘢都有得卖。
    佢地呢度乜嘢都有得賣。
    keoi5 dei6 nei4 dou6 mat1 je5 dou1 jau5 dak1 maai6 。
    • They sell everything here.
  3. Cantonese
    虽然系真空，但系唔系话乜嘢都冇。
    雖然係真空，但係唔係話乜嘢都冇。
    seoi1 jin4 hai6 zan1 hung1 ， daan6 hai6 m4 hai6 waa2 mat1 je5 dou1 mou5 。
    • Although it's a vacuum, it's not like there's nothing there.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢乜嘢都唔识做，成嚿木头噉。
    佢乜嘢都唔識做，成嚿木頭噉。
    keoi5 mat1 je5 dou1 m4 sik1 zou6, sing4 gau6 muk6 tau4 gam2.
    • He doesn't know how to do anything, he is such a blockhead.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个岛除咗呢座监狱乜嘢都冇。
    呢個島除咗呢座監獄乜嘢都冇。
    ni1 go3 dou2 ceoi4 zo2 ni1 zo6 gaam1 juk6 mat1 je5 dou1 mou5.
    • The entire island is solely a prison.
  3. Cantonese
    通货膨胀，乜嘢都话加价，搞到百物腾贵。
    通貨膨脹，乜嘢都話加價，搞到百物騰貴。
    tung1 fo3 paang4 zoeng3, mat1 je5 dou1 waa6 gaa1 gaa3, gaau2 dou3 baak3 mat6 tang4 gwai3.
    • Since prices all rose with inflation, everything is so expensive now.
  4. Cantonese
    佢成日都懒懒闲，做乜嘢都求求其其。
    佢成日都懶懶閒，做乜嘢都求求其其。
    keoi5 sing4 jat6 dou1 laan5 laan5 haan4, zou6 mat1 je5 dou1 kau4 kau4 kei4 kei4.
    • He's always lazing around and never does any work seriously.
  5. Cantonese
    佢成日打机，乜嘢都唔想做。
    佢成日打機，乜嘢都唔想做。
    keoi5 seng4 jat6 daa2 gei1, mat1 je5 dou1 m4 soeng2 zou6.
    • He plays video games all the time and doesn't want to do anything else.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    「乜你咁崇洋㗎？乜嘢都话外国好。」「有咩问题啊？我崇洋系因为崇优。」
    「乜你咁崇洋㗎？乜嘢都話外國好。」「有咩問題啊？我崇洋係因為崇優。」
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我乜嘢都闻唔到嘅？
    我乜嘢都闻唔到嘅？
    ngo5 mat1 je5 dou1 man4 m4 dou3 ge2?
    • Why don't I smell anything?
  2. Cantonese
    佢今日写𠮶啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八。
    佢今日写嗰啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八。
    keoi5 gam1 jat6 se2 go2 di1 je5 mat1 je5 dou1 gau2 m4 daap3 baat3.
    • Nothing he wrote today made sense.
  3. Cantonese
    “你就好啦，乜嘢嘢都有人帮你安排好！”“好你个头！乜嘢都系我自己搞掂㗎！”
    “你就好啦，乜嘢嘢都有人帮你安排好！”“好你个头！乜嘢都系我自己搞掂㗎！”
    “nei5 zau6 hou2 laa1, mat1 je5 je5 dou1 jau5 jan4 bong1 nei5 on1 paai4 hou2!” “hou2 nei5 go3 tau4! mat1 je5 dou1 hai6 ngo5 zi6 gei2 gaau2 dim6 gaa3!”
    • "There's always someone to help you get things done; you've got it so good!" "Good my ass! Everything was done by me!"