咩呀 [－－]

Jyutping me1 aa3
Pinyin miē ya

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. what? [colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    「​乜嘢​呀​」​嘅​意思
    What?
    • 咩呀？我點知呀？
      咩呀？我点知呀？
      me1 aa3? ngo5 dim2 zi1 aa3?
      What? I don't know.
  2. 語句
    咁​又點
    So what!
    • 我話知你死吖，咩呀！
      我话知你死吖，咩呀！
      ngo5 waa6 zi1 nei5 sei2 aa1, me1 aa3?
      I don't care if you die, so what!
  3. 參看
    咩啊
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    第十台喺度播紧啲咩呀？
    第十台喺度播緊啲咩呀？
    dai6 sap6 toi4 hai2 dou6 bo3 gan2 di1 me1 aa3 ？
    • What is on Channel 10?
  2. Cantonese
    「你个鼻搞咩呀？」「我头先褪后架车𠮶阵，谂住伸个头出去睇清楚后面有无人。我以个车窗开住啦，点知原来闩咗㖞，于是就成个头撞咗哩个窗度喇。」
    「你個鼻搞咩呀？」「我頭先褪後架車嗰陣，諗住伸個頭出去睇清楚後面有無人。我以個車窗開住啦，點知原來閂咗喎，於是就成個頭撞咗哩個窗度喇。」
    「 nei5 go3 bei6 gaau2 me1 aa3 ？ 」 「 ngo5 tau4 sin1 tan3 hau6 gaa3 ce1 go2 zan6 ， nam2 zyu6 san1 go3 tau4 ceot1 heoi3 tai2 cing1 co2 hau6 min6 jau5 mou4 jan4 。 ngo5 ji5 go3 ce1 coeng1 hoi1 zyu6 laa1 ， dim2 zi1 jyun4 loi4 saan1 zo2 wo5 ， jyu1 si6 zau6 sing4 go3 tau4 zong6 zo2 lei5 go3 coeng1 dou6 laa3 。 」
    • "What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"
  3. Cantonese
    咩话？我听唔到你讲咩呀。
    咩話？我聽唔到你講咩呀。
    me1 waa2 ？ ngo5 ting1 m4 dou3 nei5 gong2 me1 aa3 。
    • What? I can't hear you.
  4. Cantonese
    你想饮啲咩呀？
    你想飲啲咩呀？
    nei5 soeng2 jam2 di1 me1 aa3 ？
    • What will you have to drink?
    • What would you like to drink?
    • What'll you have to drink?
  5. Cantonese
    SFX 啫系咩呀？
    SFX 啫係咩呀？
    S F X ze1 hai6 me1 aa3 ？
    • What does SFX stand for?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    第时毕业想做咩呀？
    第時畢業想做咩呀？
    dai6 si4 bat1 jip6 soeng2 zou6 me1 aa3?
    • What will you do when you graduate?
  2. Cantonese
    快啲点蜡烛啦，唔点吹咩呀？
    快啲點蠟燭啦，唔點吹咩呀？
    faai3 di1 dim2 laap6 zuk1 laa1, m4 dim2 ceoi1 me1 aa3?
    • Light the candles now, otherwise how can we blow them out?
  3. Cantonese
    搞咩呀， Ching？
    搞咩呀， Ching？
    gaau2 me1 aa3, cing1?
    • What's going on, bro?
  4. Cantonese
    小器鬼，佢都话赔返钱喇！仲计较啲咩呀？
    小器鬼，佢都話賠返錢喇！仲計較啲咩呀？
    siu2 hei3 gwai2, keoi5 dou1 waa6 pui4 faan1 cin2 laa1! zung6 gai3 gaau3 di1 me1 aa3?
    • Don't be so inconsiderate! He already said he'll pay for your loss, what else do you want?
  5. Cantonese
    望咩呀望？未见过靓女呀？
    望咩呀望？未見過靚女呀？
    mong6 me1 aa3 mong6? mei6 gin3 gwo3 leng3 neoi2 aa4?
    • What are you staring at? You have never seen a beautiful girl before?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    欸！喺度谂紧咩呀？
    欸！喺度谂紧咩呀？
    e1! hai2 dou6 nam2 gan2 me1 aa3?
    • Hey, so what are you thinking about?
  2. Cantonese
    咩呀？
    咩呀？
    me1 aa3?
    • What do you want?/What is it?
  3. Cantonese
    你搞咩呀！
    你搞咩呀！
    nei5 gaau2 me1 aa3!
    • What are you doing!
  4. Cantonese
    你衰咩呀？
    你衰咩呀？
    nei5 seoi1 me1 aa3?
    • what did you do wrongly?
  5. Cantonese
    你讲咩呀？
    你講咩呀？
    nei5 gong2 me1 aa3?
    • What are you saying?