做乜嘢 [－－－]

Jyutping zou6 mat1 je5
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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. what are you doing?
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 代詞
    用​嚟​提問​，​意思​係​「​點解​」
    what's up; what's the matter; why
    • 做乜嘢啊？
      做乜嘢啊？
      zou6 mat1 je5 aa3?
      What's the matter?
    • 你做乜嘢打我啊？
      你做乜嘢打我啊？
      nei5 zou6 mat1 je5 daa2 ngo5 aa3?
      Why did you hit me?
  2. 近義詞
    做乜、做咩、點解
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
    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?
  3. Cantonese
    你做乜嘢呀?
    你做乜嘢呀?
    nei5 zou6 mat1 je5 aa3 ?
    • What is it you do?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做乜嘢啊？
    做乜嘢啊？
    zou6 mat1 je5 aa3?
    • What's the matter?
    • What's up?
  2. Cantonese
    你做乜嘢打我啊？
    你做乜嘢打我啊？
    nei5 zou6 mat1 je5 daa2 ngo5 aa3?
    • Why did you hit me?
  3. Cantonese
    做乜嘢畀个凼人踩？
    做乜嘢畀個氹人踩？
    zou6 mat1 je5 bei2 go3 tam3 jan4 caai2?
    • Why do you set up a trap for others?
  4. Cantonese
    选举嘅嘢长篇大论无用，鸡髀打人牙骹软，你要人投你一票，不如讲下你上台会做乜嘢令市民有得着？
    選舉嘅嘢長篇大論無用，雞髀打人牙骹軟，你要人投你一票，不如講下你上台會做乜嘢令市民有得著？
    • In elections, it is no use to do a lengthy speech, the best way to persuade someone is to offer them something pleasant, tell them what you can offer or do for the voters when you are elected.
  5. 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.