some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such/unknown/unspecified
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
代詞
表示冇特定對象,求其一個 unspecified; random; not particular; indefinite
我求其放咗隻錶喺某個地方,冇留意喺邊度。
我求其放咗只表喺某个地方,冇留意喺边度。
ngo5 kau4 kei4 fong3 zo2 zek3 biu1 hai2 mau5 go3 dei6 fong1, mou5 lau4 ji3 hai2 bin1 dou6. I randomly put the watch somewhere and didn't notice where it was.
代詞
大家都知所指對象而唔明確提出 such and such; so-and-so; some; certain; used instead of exact reference to someone or something
某某
某某
mau5 mau5 so-and-so
某人話今日會嚟睇你喎。
某人话今日会嚟睇你㖞。
mau5 jan4 waa6 gam1 jat6 wui5 lai4 tai2 nei5 wo5. Somebody said he would visit you today.
代詞
喺報導、講故仔用,將人名部分收埋唔講 used in reporting or story telling, to replace part of names
原來拉咗嗰個人叫馬某某,唔係馬某。
原来拉咗𠮶个人叫马某某,唔系马某。
jyun4 loi4 laai1 zo2 go2 go3 jan4 giu3 maa5 mau5 mau5, m4 hai6 maa5 mau5. It turns out it's Ma-X-X under arrest, not Ma-X.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
Used in place of someone else's given name, to show dissatisfaction.
character
Used in place of one's own given name, to refer to oneself with an intensified emotion.
character, humble
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character
Used in place of a person's given name, for anonymity purposes.
張某
张某
zhāng mǒu a person with the surname of Zhang
character
certain; particular (person or thing)
某年某月某日
某年某月某日
mǒu nián mǒu yuè mǒu rì on day x, month y of year z