咪係 [－系]

Jyutping mai6 hai6
Pinyin mī xì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to be; that's right; isn't it like that
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 不就是
  2. 可不是
  3. 難道不是嗎 – 难道不是吗
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咪系我打电话俾你啰。
    咪係我打電話俾你囉。
    mai6 hai6 ngo5 daa2 din6 waa2 bei2 nei5 lo1.
    • I'm the one who called you. [in a tone implying the speaker thinks it should be quite obvious]
  2. Cantonese
    呢，咪系佢啰，成日上电视𠮶个小明呀。
    呢，咪係佢囉，成日上電視嗰個小明呀。
    le2, mai6 hai6 keoi5 lo1, seng4 jat6 soeng5 din6 si6 go2 go3 siu2 ming4 aa3.
    • Hey, that's him, Siu-ming who's often on TV.
  3. Cantonese
    呢间个卖点咪系难食啰，热潮过咗就冇人嚟㗎喇。
    呢間個賣點咪係難食囉，熱潮過咗就冇人嚟㗎喇。
    ni1 gaan1 go3 maai6 dim2 mai6 hai6 naan4 sik6 lo1, jit6 ciu4 gwo3 zo2 zau6 mou2 jan4 lei4 gaa3 laa3
    • The selling point of this restaurant is that the food sucks so bad that no one will come after the hype dies down.
  4. Cantonese
    你个仔同我个女结婚，咁我地两家人咪系姻亲啰。
    你個仔同我個女結婚，咁我地兩家人咪係姻親囉。
    nei5 go3 zai2 tung4 ngo5 go3 neoi5 git3 faan1, gam2 ngo5 dei6 loeng5 gaa1 jan4 mai5 hai6 jan1 can1 lo1.
    • If your son and my daughter get married, yours and my family will be of kinship.
  5. Cantonese
    橙色衫𠮶个咪系我条菜啰。
    橙色衫嗰個咪係我條菜囉。
    caang2 sik1 saam1 go2 go3 mai6 hai6 ngo5 tiu4 coi3 lo1.
    • The girl dressing in orange is my girlfriend.