嘢 [－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (Cantonese) thing
  2. matter
  3. stuff
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. thing/matter (Cantonese)/see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]/a derogatory way to refer to a person/heroin
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    加​喺​動​詞​後​面​，​表示​對行​為​嘅​不屑
    suffix to a verb to indicate disdain
    • 玩嘢
      玩嘢
      to do mischief
    • 演嘢
      演嘢
      to put on a show
    • 曬嘢
      晒嘢
      to boast about something
  2. 名詞
    作為​不​特定​嘅​指​稱​，​用​嚟​好​籠統​咁​表達​一切​人類​可以​諗​到​想像到​，​無論​有形​無形​、​實質​抽象​嘅​事物​或者​概念​（​量​詞​：​樣​／​味​／​家​）
    matter; thing; stuff
    • 做乜嘢啊？
      做乜嘢啊？
      zou6 mat1 je5 aa3?
      What's the matter?
    • 冇嘢。
      冇嘢。
      mou5 je5.
      Nothing.
    • 呢啲係好嘢嚟㗎！
      呢啲系好嘢嚟㗎！
      ni1 di1 hai6 hou2 je5 lai4 gaa3!
      This stuff is really good!
  3. 名詞
    委婉​語​，​借助​籠統​特性​表達​，​避免​直指​關於性​、​鬼​等等​嘅​事物​或者​概念
    euphemism related to sex, ghosts, etc.
    • 扑嘢
      扑嘢
      bok1 je5
      to shag; to make love
    • 搞嘢
      搞嘢
      gaau2 je5
      to make love; to go to bed
    • take嘢
      take嘢
      tik1 je5
      to take drugs
    • 嗰啲嘢
      𠮶啲嘢
      go2 di1 je5
      (euphemism) ghosts; literally: those things
    • 污糟嘢
      污糟嘢
      wu1 zou1 je5
      ghost; spirit; literally: dirty stuff
    • 啪嘢
      啪嘢
      paak1 je5
      to take drugs
  4. 名詞
    以物喻​人​嘅​貶​稱​（​量​詞​：​隻​）
    disrespectful metaphor for a person
    • 衰嘢
      衰嘢
      seoi1 je5
      you brat
    • 死嘢
      死嘢
      sei2 je5
      you rascal
  5. 詞綴
    加​喺​部份​錢​嘅​通俗​叫法​後​面​嘅​後​綴
    a suffix added after some colloquial counters for money
    • 皮 幾嘢
      皮 几嘢
      pei4 gei2 je5
      over ten grands
    • 三四皮嘢
      三四皮嘢
      saam1 sei3 pei4 je5
      thirty, forty grands
    • 兩草 嘢
      两草 嘢
      loeng5 cou2 je5
      twenty bucks
    • 半雞嘢
      半鸡嘢
      bun3 gai1 je5
      $5000
  6. 量詞
    用​喺​即​時​動​作​嘅​次​數​，​通俗​過​「​下​haa5​」
    measure word for occurrences, more informal than 下haa5
    • 我俾人打咗六七嘢。
      我俾人打咗六七嘢。
      ngo5 bei2 jan4 daa2 zo2 luk6 cat1 je5.
      I was hit six or seven times.
    • 幫我膊頭捻幾嘢吖。
      帮我膊头捻几嘢吖。
      bong1 ngo5 bok3 tau4 lin2 gei2 je5 aa1.
      Can you give my shoulders a few squeezes?
    • 係噉意撩兩嘢就交貨？
      系噉意撩两嘢就交货？
      hai6 gam2 ji2 liu2 loeng5 je5 zau6 gaau1 fo3?
      You are submitting your work with these random scribbles?
  7. 近義詞
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Zhongshan, dialectal
    thing; matter; stuff (Classifier: 樣／样 c)
    • 好嘢！
      好嘢！
      hou2 je5!
      Good stuff! Hooray!
    • 講人哋嘅嘢
      讲人哋嘅嘢
      gong2 jan4 dei6 ge3 je5
      to talk about other people's stuff
    • 你想食日本嘢定食泰国嘢啊？
      你想食日本嘢定食泰国嘢啊？
      nei5 soeng2 sik6 jat6 bun2 je5 ding6 sik6 taai3 gwok3 je5 aa3?
      Do you want to eat Japanese food or Thai food?
  2. character, Cantonese, euphemistic
    penis (Classifier: 條／条 c)
  3. character, Cantonese
    age of a person, approximating in multiples of tens (only for three or above) (Classifier: 張／张 c)
    • 三張嘢
      三张嘢
      saam1 zoeng1 je5
      thirty-odd years old
  4. character, Cantonese
    negative matters caused by or associated with someone (Classifier: 籠／笼 c)
    • 睇穿佢籠嘢
      睇穿佢笼嘢
      tai2 cyun1 keoi5 lung2 je5
      to see through their schemes
  5. character, Cantonese, derogatory
    guy; fellow; devil (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
    • 你隻嘢吖！
      你只嘢吖！
      nei5 zek3 je5 aa1!
      You bastard!
  6. character, Cantonese
    Classifier for occurrences of events.
    • 叫咗佢唔好再捽眼，但系佢系都要捽多几嘢㗎㖞。
      叫咗佢唔好再捽眼，但系佢系都要捽多几嘢㗎㖞。
      giu3 zo2 keoi5 m4 hou2 zoi3 zeot1 ngaan5, daan6 hai6 keoi5 hai6 dou1 jiu3 zeot1 do1 gei2 je5 gaa3 wo3.
      I told him to stop rubbing his eyes, but he still goes on rubbing it a few more times.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. (Cant.) thing
  2. Cangjie Input
    RWGN
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 傳染 – 传染
  2. 東西 – 东西
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋次次都系去𠮶度食！今次转吓口味，去食法国嘢啦。
    我哋次次都係去嗰度食！今次轉吓口味，去食法國嘢啦。
    ngo5 dei2 ci3 ci3 dou1 hai6 heoi3 go2 dou6 sik6 ！ gam1 ci3 zyun3 haa5 hau2 mei6 ， heoi3 sik6 faat3 gwok3 je5 laa1 。
    • We're always going there! Let's go to a French restaurant for a change.
  2. Cantonese
    等我将我知嘅嘢话晒比你听啦。
    等我將我知嘅嘢話晒比你聽啦。
    dang2 ngo5 zoeng3 ngo5 zi1 ge3 je5 waa2 saai3 bei2 nei5 ting1 laa1 。
    • I'll tell you all I know about it.
  3. Cantonese
    你唔好⋯⋯唔好噉同我讲嘢。
    你唔好⋯⋯唔好噉同我講嘢。
    nei5 m4 hou3 ⋯ ⋯ m4 hou3 gam2 tung4 ngo5 gong2 je5 。
    • You don't... you don't talk to me like that.
  4. Cantonese
    咁简单嘅嘢三岁细路都识啦。
    咁簡單嘅嘢三歲細路都識啦。
    gam3 gaan2 daan1 ge3 je5 saam1 seoi3 sai3 lou6 dou1 sik1 laa1 。
    • The smallest child knows such a simple thing.
  5. Cantonese
    佢做埋啲咁嘅嘢，我真系顶佢唔顺。
    佢做埋啲咁嘅嘢，我真係頂佢唔順。
    keoi5 zou6 maai4 di1 gam3 ge3 je5 ， ngo5 zan1 hai6 ding2 keoi5 m4 seon6 。
    • I can hardly stand his behavior.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去旅行买完嘢记得退税啊。
    去旅行買完嘢記得退税啊。
    heoi3 leoi5 hang4 maai5 jyun4 je5 gei3 dak1 teoi3 seoi3 aa.
    • During your trip, remember to get tax refund.
  2. Cantonese
    人生唔系样样嘢都咁如意。
    人生唔係樣樣嘢都咁如意。
    jan4 sang1 m4 hai6 joeng6 joeng6 je5 dou1 gam3 jyu4 ji3.
    • Not everything is gratifying in our life.
  3. Cantonese
    佢成个礼拜冇食过嘢，净系靠盐水嚟吊命。
    佢成個禮拜冇食過嘢，淨係靠鹽水嚟吊命。
    keoi5 seng4 go3 lai5 baai3 mou5 sik6 gwo3 je5, zing6 hai6 kaau3 jim4 seoi2 lei4 diu3 meng6.
    • He hasn't eaten anything for a week; his entire life depended on an IV drip.
  4. Cantonese
    呢架嘢都有返咁上下重量㗎。
    呢架嘢都有返咁上下重量㗎。
    ni1 gaa3 je5 dou1 jau5 faan1 gam3 soeng6 haa2 cung5 loeng6 gaa3.
    • This thing is quite heavy.
  5. Cantonese
    啲嘢腯喺度得㗎喇。
    啲嘢腯喺度得㗎喇。
    di1 je5 dat1 hai2 dou6 dak1 gaa3 laa3.
    • Just put these things here.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    听日有个重要deadline，但啲嘢仲未开始做，睇嚟可以准备定喺公司过夜。
    聽日有個重要deadline，但啲嘢仲未開始做，睇嚟可以準備定喺公司過夜。
  2. Cantonese
    今次去日本冇买嘢，啲现金净系爱嚟买车飞同食饭。
    今次去日本冇買嘢，啲現金淨係愛嚟買車飛同食飯。
  3. Cantonese
    我事前系唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。
    我事前係唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。
  4. Cantonese
    你帮佢做嘢仲要请佢食饭，咁咪好蚀底？
    你幫佢做嘢仲要請佢食飯，咁咪好蝕底？
    nei5 bong1 keoi5 zou6 je5 zung6 jiu3 ceng2 keoi5 sik6 faan6, gam2 mai6 hou2 sit6 dai2?
  5. Cantonese
    泯灭良知，专行古惑，做亲都系阴骘嘢，用埋啲揦鲊招数。计我话，一只二只全部都系狗！
    泯滅良知，專行古惑，做親都係陰騭嘢，用埋啲揦鮓招數。計我話，一隻二隻全部都係狗！
    man5 mit6 loeng4 zi1, zyun1 haang4 gu2 waak6, zou6 can1 dou1 hai6 jam1 zat1 je5, jung6 maai4 di1 laa5 zaa2 ziu1 sou3. gai3 ngo5 waa6, jat1 zek3 ji6 zek3 cyun4 bou6 dou1 hai6 gau2!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    扑嘢
    扑嘢
    bok1 je5
    • to have sex
  2. Cantonese
    企硬！take嘢衰硬！
    企硬！take嘢衰硬！
    From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZvEs8ePnLE kei5 ngaang6! tik1 je5 seoi1 ngaang6!
    • Stand firm! Taking drugs certainly causes one to make grave mistakes!
  3. Cantonese
    一件嘢
    一件嘢
    jat1 gin6 je5
    • a thing
  4. Cantonese
    你做紧乜嘢呀？
    你做紧乜嘢呀？
    nei5 zou6 gan2 mat1 je5 aa3?
    • What are you doing?
  5. Cantonese
    你阵间使唔使落街买嘢呀？
    你阵间使唔使落街买嘢呀？
    nei5 zan6 gaan1 sai2 m4 sai2 lok6 gaai1 maai5 je5 aa3?
    • Do you need to use head out to buy things later?