做咩 [－－]

Jyutping zou6 me1
Pinyin zuò miē

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. what's up?
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 代詞
    睇​做​乜​、​做​乜嘢
    see 做乜zou6 mat1、做乜嘢zou6 mat1 je5
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Cantonese
    why; what for
    (syn.) 有咩用, 有什么用, 有什麼用
    • 做咩你咁冇脑㗎？
      做咩你咁冇脑㗎？
      zou6 me1 nei5 gam3 mou5 nou5 gaa3?
      Why are you so stupid?
    • 你想学德文做咩啫？
      你想学德文做咩啫？
      nei5 soeng2 hok6 dak1 man4 zou6 me1 ze1?
      What do you want to learn German for? / Why would you want to learn German?
  2. verb, Cantonese
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 做 (zuò), 咩 (miē).
    • 你做咩呀你？
      你做咩呀你？
      nei5 zou6 me1 aa3 nei5?
      What are you doing?
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 幹嘛 – 干嘛
  2. 幹什麼 – 干什么
  3. 怎麼了 – 怎么了
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你都唔揸车，要架车嚟做咩啫？
    你都唔揸車，要架車嚟做咩啫？
    nei5 dou1 m4 zaa4 ce1 ， jiu3 gaa3 ce1 lai4 zou6 me1 ze1 ？
    • What's the good of having a car if you don't drive?
  2. Cantonese
    佢做咩无嚟到嘅？
    佢做咩無嚟到嘅？
    keoi5 zou6 me1 mou4 lai4 dou3 ge3 ？
    • What prevented him from coming?
  3. Cantonese
    佢寻日做咩唔嚟嘅？
    佢尋日做咩唔嚟嘅？
    keoi5 cam4 jat6 zou6 me1 m4 lai4 ge3 ？
    • What prevented her from coming yesterday?
    • Why didn't she come yesterday?
    • Why didn't he come yesterday?
  4. Cantonese
    你做咩咁夜先嚟探我哋呀？
    你做咩咁夜先嚟探我哋呀？
    nei5 zou6 me1 gam3 je6 sin1 lai4 taam3 ngo5 dei2 aa3 ？
    • How come you call on us so late at night?
  5. Cantonese
    你做咩无嚟到嘅？
    你做咩無嚟到嘅？
    nei5 zou6 me1 mou4 lai4 dou3 ge3 ？
    • Why didn't you come?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冚世界都走晒，你做咩仲喺度呀？
    冚世界都走晒，你做咩仲喺度呀？
    ham6 sai3 gaai3 dou1 zau2 saai3, nei5 zou6 me1 zung6 hai2 dou6 aa3?
    • Everyone is gone, why are you still here?
  2. Cantonese
    做咩唧你？
    做咩唧你？
    zou6 me1 zek1 nei5?
    • What's wrong with you?
  3. Cantonese
    你揞住块面做咩？怕丑呀？
    你揞住塊面做咩？怕醜呀？
    nei5 am2 zyu6 faai3 min6 zou6 me1? paa3 cau2 aa4?
    • Why are you covering up your face with your hands, are you shy?
  4. Cantonese
    佢做咩事咁开心啊？又跳舞又唱歌又盛嘅。
    佢做咩事咁開心啊？又跳舞又唱歌又盛嘅。
    keoi5 zou6 me1 si6 gam3 hoi1 sam1 aa3? jau6 tiu3 mou5 jau6 coeng3 go1 jau6 sing6 ge2.
    • Why is she so happy? She's dancing, singing and so on.
  5. Cantonese
    平日要返工，做咩啊？
    平日要返工，做咩啊？
    ping4 jat2 jiu3 faan1 gung1, zou6 me1 aa3?
    • I need to work on weekdays, what do you want?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    做咩咁惊青呀，做咗亏心事呀？
    做咩咁驚青呀，做咗虧心事呀？
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你做咩工作㗎？
    你做咩工作㗎？
    nei5 zou6 me1 gung1 zok3 gaa3?
    • What is your job? / What do you work as?
  2. Cantonese
    做咩你咁冇脑㗎？
    做咩你咁冇脑㗎？
    zou6 me1 nei5 gam3 mou5 nou5 gaa3?
    • Why are you so stupid?
  3. Cantonese
    哄埋嚟我度做咩啫？
    哄埋嚟我度做咩啫？
    hung3 maai4 lai4 ngo5 dou6 zou6 me1 ze1?
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    做咗咁死多次，我仲唔识做咩？
    做咗咁死多次，我仲唔识做咩？
    zou6 zo2 gam3 sei2 do1 ci3, ngo5 zung6 m4 sik1 zou6 me1?
    • I've done it so darn many times already, and you think I wouldn't know how to do it by now?
  5. Cantonese
    原来你哋两个拍咗拖两年㗎啦？做咩瞒住我哋咁耐啊？
    原来你哋两个拍咗拖两年㗎啦？做咩瞒住我哋咁耐啊？
    jyun4 loi4 nei5 dei6 loeng5 go3 paak3 zo2 to1 loeng5 nin4 gaa4 laa4? zou6 me1 mun4 zyu6 ngo5 dei6 gam3 noi6 aa3?
    • You two have been dating for two years? How come you've been keeping that from us for so long?