做乜 [－－]

Jyutping zou6 mat1
Pinyin zuò miē

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) what are you doing?; (interrogative adverbs) why
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 代詞
    點解​；​用​嚟​問​原因​嘅​疑​問​代​詞
    why; for what reason
    • 你做乜唔聽我電話呀？
      你做乜唔听我电话呀？
      Why didn't you answer my calls?
  2. 近義詞
    做乜嘢
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Cantonese, Leizhou-Min
    why
    (syn.) 擁啥, 做麼子, 為乜為物, 幾解, 作個乜, 做咋個, 何, 做啥子, 擁什麼, 蔣其, 作乜物, 為乜底, 為哪門, 為哪樣, 幹麼兒, 何解, 做孰事, 為咋哩, 因乜解究, 嗎介, 曷, 為啥, 因個乜, 為什乇, 做乜乇, 作乜, 胡為, 為麼, 做哪乇, 為嘛, 做事, 啥講究, 因何, 做啥, 做什麼, 因乜事幹, 幾何, 為乜, 為淡事幹, 做乜事幹, 為甚物, 妝乜, 介計, 為些哪樣, 為啥物, 因啥, 整乜嘢, 做麼, 為何呢, 何以, 為咋個, 做點高, 做什名, 奚, 做麼事, 仰解, 幹什麼, 怎作, 做乇, 因乜, 做乜, 緣何, 做咋哩, 為麼子, 為甚, 為什個, 為何, 做乜事, 為咩, 做呢, 為啥子, 為麼個, 敢咧, 幹乜勢, 為麼事, 做門, 為乜嘢, 為孰事, 是按怎, 幹嗎, 做物, 創甚物, 因乜嘢, 為甚們 formal, 咩, 乜頭路, 何故, 為物底, 為待西, 物代, 為乜事幹, 做咩, 做何, 為點高, 幹什, 何物事, 做乜計, 敢哪, 胡, 怎搞的, 怎搞, 為什哩, 乜, 做哪門, 做呢乇, 啥個講究, 傒勢, 點解, 啥體, 為乜事, 啥個路道, 啥個緣故, 蔣講, 甚們事, 𠰻們, 為什麼, 何為, 做什乇, 為麼兒, 做物事, 按怎, 為點啥, 為啥體, 因為甚, 因乜緣故, 做乜嘢, 做麼個, 敢哪誌
  2. verb, Cantonese
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 做 (zuò), 乜.
    • 你想我做乜先？
      你想我做乜先？
      nei5 soeng2 ngo5 zou6 mat1 sin1?
      So what do you want me to do first?
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 幹嘛 – 干嘛
  2. 幹什麼 – 干什么
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你喺度做乜撚嘢呀？
    你喺度做乜撚嘢呀？
    nei5 hai2 dou6 zou6 mat1 nan2 je5 aa3 ？
    • What the hell are you doing?
  2. 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.
  3. Cantonese
    你食完晚饭通常做乜嘢？
    你食完晚飯通常做乜嘢？
    nei5 sik6 jyun4 maan5 faan6 tung1 soeng4 zou6 mat1 je5 ？
    • What do you usually do after dinner?
    • What do you do after dinner?
  4. Cantonese
    我唔知由而家开始我要做乜。
    我唔知由而家開始我要做乜。
    ngo5 m4 zi1 jau4 ji4 gaa1 hoi1 ci2 ngo5 jiu3 zou6 mat1 。
    • I don't know what to do from now on.
  5. Cantonese
    你做乜喵喵叫?
    你做乜喵喵叫?
    nei5 zou6 mat1 miu1 miu1 giu3 ?
    • Why are you meowing?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做乜成日用个背脊腯住我？
    做乜成日用個背脊腯住我？
    zou6 mat1 sing4 jat6 jung6 go3 bui3 zek3 dat1 zyu6 ngo5
    • Why do you turn your back to me for the whole day?
  2. Cantonese
    syllabus入面咪有晒啰，做乜又问我会教啲咩㖞。
    syllabus入面咪有晒囉，做乜又問我會教啲咩喎。
    si1 li4 bas4 jap6 min6 mai6 jau5 saai3 lo1, zou6 mat1 jau6 man6 ngo5 wui3 gaau3 di1 me1 wo3.
    • Why ask me what I am going to teach when it is already shown in the syllabus?
  3. Cantonese
    跟住我哋可以做乜？
    跟住我哋可以做乜？
    gan1 zyu6 ngo5 dei6 ho2 ji5 zou6 mat1?
    • What are we going to do next?
  4. Cantonese
    做乜嘢啊？
    做乜嘢啊？
    zou6 mat1 je5 aa3?
    • What's the matter?
    • What's up?
  5. Cantonese
    你做乜同一时间戴咁多件首饰，搞到自己成樖圣诞树咁。
    你做乜同一時間戴咁多件首飾，搞到自己成樖聖誕樹咁。
    nei5 zou6 mat1 tung4 jat1 si4 gaan3 daai3 gam3 do1 gin6 sau2 sik1, gaau2 dou3 zi6 gei2 seng4 po1 sing3 daan3 syu6 gam2.
    • Why are you wearing so much jewellery at the same time? You look like a Christmas tree.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你做乜激𰈍佢？
    你做乜激𰈍佢？
    nei5 zou6 mat1 gik1 can1 keoi5?
    • Why did you piss him off?
  2. Cantonese
    趷起条尾就知你做乜
    趷起条尾就知你做乜
    gat6 hei2 tiu4 mei5 zau6 zi1 nei5 zou6 mat1
    • know what you're up to at the rise of your tail
  3. Cantonese
    呢间装修公司好现实㗎，做乜都要计到尽。
    呢间装修公司好现实㗎，做乜都要计到尽。
    ni1 gaan1 zong1 sau1 gung1 si1 hou2 jin6 sat6 gaa3, zou6 mat1 dou1 jiu3 gai3 dou3 zeon6.
    • All this renovation company cares about is their own benefit. They'll charge you for everything that they do.
  4. Cantonese
    你想我做乜先？
    你想我做乜先？
    nei5 soeng2 ngo5 zou6 mat1 sin1?
    • So what do you want me to do first?
  5. Cantonese
    做乜吓成噉样呀？
    做乜吓成噉样呀？
    zou6 mat1 haak3 seng4 gam2 joeng2 aa3?
    • Why are you so frightened?