咩話 [－话]

Jyutping me1 waa2
Pinyin miē huà

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. What do you mean?; What did you say?
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    詢問​對方​剛才講​咗​乜嘢​；​通常​係​因為​聽​唔​清楚​，​要求​對方​重覆​講​一次
    "What?", "What did you say?"
  2. 語句
    表示​驚訝​，​不能​接受
    to express shock, disbelief
    • 「阿天同 Alice 下個月結婚喇。」「咩話？！ 你講真嘎？」
      「阿天同 Alice 下个月结婚喇。」「咩话？！ 你讲真嘎？」
      aa3 tin1 tung4 Alice haa6 go3 jyut6 git3 fan1 laa3. me1 waa2? nei5 gong2 zan1 gaa4?
      "Ah Tin and Alice is getting married next month." "What?!?!?! Are you kidding me?"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese
    pardon; sorry (used to ask someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly)
    • 你講咩話？
      你讲咩话？
      nei5 gong2 me1 waa2?
      你説甚麼？
  2. intj, Cantonese
    What? (expression of surprise or disbelief)
    • 咩话？四十比零？
      咩话？四十比零？
      me1 waa2? sei3 sap6 bei2 ling4?
      What? 40 [goals] vs 0 [goals]?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    瑞士啲人讲咩话㗎？
    瑞士啲人講咩話㗎？
    seoi6 si6 di1 jan4 gong2 me1 waa2 gaa3 ？
    • What language do they speak in Switzerland?
  2. Cantonese
    咩话？而家先十一点咋？仲有成粒钟先食饭㖞。
    咩話？而家先十一點咋？仲有成粒鐘先食飯喎。
    me1 waa2 ？ ji4 gaa1 sin1 sap6 jat1 dim2 zaa3 ？ zung6 jau5 sing4 lap1 zung1 sin1 sik6 faan6 wo5 。
    • What? It's only eleven? We still have an hour to go before lunch.
  3. Cantonese
    「哼，就算系噉呀，我个分咪仲系高过你多多声！」「你讲咩话？！如果我出尽晒力，你仲会系我对手咩？」
    「哼，就算係噉呀，我個分咪仲係高過你多多聲！」「你講咩話？！如果我出盡晒力，你仲會係我對手咩？」
    「 hng6 ， zau6 syun3 hai6 gam2 aa3 ， ngo5 go3 fan1 mai6 zung6 hai6 gou1 gwo3 nei5 do1 do1 sing1 ！ 」 「 nei5 gong2 me1 waa2 ？ ！ jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 ceot1 zeon6 saai3 lik6 ， nei5 zung6 wui5 hai6 ngo5 deoi3 sau2 me1 ？ 」
    • "Well, even so my score is far above yours isn't it?" "What did you say!? If I was to go all out you'd be as nothing to me!"
  4. 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.
  5. Cantonese
    你话咩话？死咗？
    你話咩話？死咗？
    nei5 waa2 me1 waa2 ？ sei2 zo2 ？
    • What did you say? Dead?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咩话？一碟餐蛋饭一百二十八蚊？你唔好去抢？
    咩話？一碟餐蛋飯一百二十八蚊？你唔好去搶？
    me1 waa2? jat1 dip6 caan1 daan2 faan6 jat1 baak3 ji6 sap6 baat3 man1? nei5 m4 hou2 heoi3 coeng2?
    • What? $128 for a plate of rice with fried eggs and spam? What a rip-off! (literally: Why don't you go rob somebody instead?)
  2. Cantonese
    吓？你讲咩话？
    吓？你講咩話？
    haa2? nei5 gong2 me1 waa2?
    • Sorry? What did you say?
  3. Cantonese
    咩话？成三万蚊咁多？
    咩話？成三萬蚊咁多？
    me1 waa2? seng4 saam1 maan6 man1 gam3 do1?
    • What? As much as $30000?
  4. Cantonese
    你讲咩话？
    你講咩話？
    nei5 gong2 me1 waa2?
    • 你説甚麼？
    • What did you say?
  5. Cantonese
    做咩话自己就嚟死？𦧲口水讲过！
    做咩話自己就嚟死？𦧲口水講過！
    zou6 me1 waa6 zi6 gei2 zau6 lai4 sei2? loe1 hau2 seoi2 gong2 gwo3!
    • Why would you say that you're dying soon? Take it back and say something else!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    你讲咩话？
    你講咩話？
    nei5 gong2 me1 waa2?
    • What did you say?