乜
See also: セ and ㆤ
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Translingual
Han character
乜 (Kangxi radical 5, 乙+1, 2 strokes, cangjie input 心弓 (PN) or 心尸 (PS) or X心弓 (XPN), four-corner 47712, composition ⿻乛乚 or ⿻𠃌乚)
Derived characters
- 𭑫, 𦘮, 𭴂, 𤘗, 𮓲, 𠬫
References
- KangXi: page 83, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 166
- Dae Jaweon: page 168, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 49, character 9
- Unihan data for U+4E5C
Chinese
Etymology 1
| trad. | 乜 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 乜 | |
Compare Zhuang maz (“what”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 物?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
乜
- (Cantonese, Min Nan) what
- 要啲乜？ [Cantonese] ― jiu3 di1 mat1? [Jyutping] ― What do you want?
- 愛乜個？／爱乜个？ [Teochew] ― ain3 mih4 gai5? [Peng'im] ― What do you want?
- (Cantonese) anything; everything
- 乜都得 [Cantonese] ― mat1 dou1 dak1 [Jyutping] ― anything goes
- (Cantonese) why; how come
- 乜你咁傻㗎？ [Cantonese] ― mat1 nei5 gam3 so4 gaa3? [Jyutping] ― How come you're so stupid?
- (Cantonese) Used at the beginning of a question to give a rhetorical effect.
- 乜你未食飯㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
- mat1 nei5 mei6 sik6 faan6 gaa4? [Jyutping]
- So you haven't eaten yet?
乜你未食饭㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]- 乜仲未有佢嘅消息咩？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
- mat1 zung6 mei6 jau5 keoi5 ge3 siu1 sik1 me1? [Jyutping]
- So we still don't have any news about him?
Usage notes
In Teochew, when used to mean "what", this word should always be immediately followed by a noun. Otherwise, use 乜個／乜个.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 什麼 (“what”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 何 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 什麼 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 什麼, 嗎兒 |
| Taiwan | 什麼 | |
| Tianjin | 嗎 | |
| Chengde | 什麼 | |
| Tangshan | 啥 | |
| Cangzhou | 什麼, 嗎 | |
| Baoding | 什麼 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 啥 | |
| Chifeng | 啥 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Heihe | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Qiqihar | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Harbin | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Jiamusi | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Baicheng | 啥 | |
| Changchun | 啥 | |
| Tonghua | 啥 | |
| Shenyang | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Dandong | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Jinzhou | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Dalian | 什麼 | |
| Yantai | 什麼 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 麼, 麼個 | |
| Qingdao | 什麼 | |
| Lijin | 啥, 啥稿兒 | |
| Weifang (Weicheng) | 啥, 什麼 | |
| Weifang (Fangzi) | 什麼 | |
| Weifang (Hanting) | 什麼 | |
| Changyi | 什麼 | |
| Gaomi | 什麼 | |
| Zhucheng | 什麼 | |
| Anqiu | 什麼 | |
| Changle | 啥, 什麼 | |
| Linqu | 什麼 | |
| Qingzhou | 啥, 什麼嘎 | |
| Shouguang | 啥嘎 | |
| Rizhao | 什麼 | |
| Wulian | 什麼 | |
| Jinan | 麼兒, 麼, 什麼, 麼個 | |
| Jining | 什麼 | |
| Luoyang | 啥 | |
| Wanrong | 色 | |
| Shangqiu | 啥 | |
| Yuanyang | 什麼 | |
| Zhengzhou | 啥 | |
| Lingbao | 啥兒 | |
| Xinyang | 啥 | |
| Baihe | 啥 | |
| Hanzhong | 啥子 | |
| Xi'an | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Baoji | 啥, 咋麼 | |
| Yinchuan | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Tianshui | 啥 | |
| Lanzhou | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Dunhuang | 啥 | |
| Xining | 啥 | |
| Hami | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Ürümqi | 啥 | |
| Wuhan | 什麼, 麼事 | |
| Yichang | 什麼兒 | |
| Xiangyang | 什麼, 啥子 | |
| Tianmen | 什麼, 什麼的 | |
| Hong'an | 什麼, 麼事, 麼東西 | |
| Chengdu | 啥子 | |
| Nanchong | 啥, 啥子 | |
| Dazhou | 啥子 | |
| Hanyuan | 啥, 啥子 | |
| Xichang | 啥子 | |
| Zigong | 啥子 | |
| Chongqing | 啥子 | |
| Lhasa | 啥子 | |
| Guiyang | 哪樣 | |
| Zunyi | 啷個, 啥子 | |
| Bijie | 哪樣, 啷子 | |
| Liping | 甚子 | |
| Zhaotong | 什麼, 啥子 | |
| Dali | 咋個 | |
| Kunming | 什麼, 哪樣 | |
| Mengzi | 哪樣 | |
| Guilin | 什麼 | |
| Guilin (Lingui) | 什麼 | |
| Guanyang | 什麼 | |
| Liuzhou | 什麼 | |
| Liuzhou (Luorong) | 什麼 | |
| Jishou | 什麼 | |
| Changde | 麼得 | |
| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 麼子 | |
| Anqing | 什麼, 麼東西 | |
| Xuzhou | 什麼, 啥, 啥子 | |
| Fuyang | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Wuhu | 什麼 | |
| Yangzhou | 什麼 | |
| Lianyungang | 什麼 | |
| Lianshui | 什麼 | |
| Nanjing | 什麼 | |
| Hefei | 什麼, 哄, 哄個 | |
| Nantong | 甚呢 | |
| Malaysia | 什麼 | |
| Singapore | 什麼 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 啥 | |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 什麼 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 什麼 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 哪樣, 什麼 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 什麼 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 乜嘢, 咩嘢, 乜, 咩 |
| Hong Kong | 乜嘢, 咩嘢, 乜, 咩 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 咩嘢 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 乜嘢 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 咩嘢 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 咩嘢 | |
| Macau | 乜嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 乜嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 乜嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 乜嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 乜嘢 | |
| Foshan | 乜嘢 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 乜嘢 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 乜嘢 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 乜嘢 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 乜嘢 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 乜嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 乜嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 乜 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 乜 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 乜嘢 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 乜 | |
| Taishan | 乜, 乜嘢 | |
| Taishan (Guanghai) | 乜, 乜嘎 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 乜, 乜啊, 乜嘢 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 乜嘢 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 乜嘢 | |
| Dongguan | 乜嘢, 乜 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 乜嘢 | |
| Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 乜嘢, 乜 | |
| Yangjiang | 乜, 乜嘢 | |
| Wuzhou | 乜嘢 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 物底 | |
| Guiping | 乜嘢 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 什麼 | |
| Beiliu (Tangliao) | 乜嘢 | |
| Baise | 乜嘢 | |
| Qinzhou | 乜嘢, 乜 | |
| Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 乜底 | |
| Beihai | 乜嘢 | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 乜嘢 | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 乜底 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 乜嘢 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 乜嘢 | |
| Hengxian | 哪門 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 乜嘢 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 乜嘢, 咩 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 乜嘢, 咩 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 乜嘢, 咩, 乜 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 乜嘢 | |
| Móng Cái | 乜嘢 | |
| Yangon (Taishan) | 乜 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 什哩 |
| Lichuan | 什仔 | |
| Pingxiang | 咋個 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 麼個 |
| Xingning | 麼個 | |
| Dabu (Gaobei) | 麼個 | |
| Fengshun (Tangkeng) | 麼個 | |
| Fengshun (Fengliang) | 麼個 | |
| Fengshun (Pantian) | 麼個 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 乜嘢 | |
| Huiyang | 麼個 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 麼個 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 麼個 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 麼個 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 乜嘢 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 麼個 | |
| Wengyuan | 麼個 | |
| Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 什麼 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 麼個 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 麼個 | |
| Liannan | 麼個 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 麼個 | |
| Jiexi | 麼個 | |
| Luhe | 麼個 | |
| Changting | 麼個, 什西哩, 什西 | |
| Wuping | 麼個, 麼事 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 麼個 | |
| Liancheng | 麼個, 什麼 | |
| Ninghua | 什麼 | |
| Yudu | 子個 | |
| Ruijin | 咩, 唔幾 | |
| Shicheng | 什麼 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 哪個, 哪項, 個哪, 哪 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 麼個 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 什麼 | |
| Dayu | 什麼 | |
| Taoyuan | 麼個 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麼個 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 麼個 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 麼個 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 麼個 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 麼個 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 麼個 | |
| Nantou (Guoxing; Lufeng) | 麼個 | |
| Hong Kong | 麼個 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 麼個 | |
| Luchuan | 麼個 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 麼個 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 麼個 | |
| Singkawang | 麼個 | |
| Pontianak (Meixian) | 麼個 | |
| Singapore (Dabu) | 麼個 | |
| Bangkok (Meixian) | 麼個 | |
| Bangkok (Fengshun) | 麼個 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 麼仂 |
| Shexian | 麼二 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 甚 |
| Yangyuan | 什麼, 啥, 咋, 甚 | |
| Datong | 啥 | |
| Xinzhou | 甚 | |
| Lishi | 甚 | |
| Linfen | 啥 | |
| Changzhi | 什麼 | |
| Linhe | 什麼, 甚 | |
| Jining | 甚 | |
| Hohhot | 甚 | |
| Erenhot | 什麼, 甚 | |
| Pingshan | 什麼兒 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 什麼 | |
| Handan | 什麼, 啥 | |
| Linzhou | 啥 | |
| Suide | 什麼, 甚 | |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 啥哩 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 孰事, 孰麼, 孰麼事 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 橘二, 橘二事 | |
| Songxi | 什麼事 | |
| Jianyang | 孰事 | |
| Wuyishan | 什麼事 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 孰麼, 孰, 孰麼事, 孰事, 孰麼契, 孰契 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 什乇, 什名, 什乇名, 面乇名 |
| Changle | 什乇 | |
| Fuqing | 什乇, 乜乇 | |
| Pingtan | 什乇 | |
| Yongtai | 哪乇 | |
| Gutian | 乇, 什乇 | |
| Fu'an | 乜乇 | |
| Ningde | 哪乇 | |
| Shouning | 呢乇 | |
| Zhouning | 乜乇 | |
| Fuding | 哪乇 | |
| Matsu | 什乇 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 什乇 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 什物, 啥物, 啥貨 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 什物 | |
| Quanzhou | 啥物, 乜 | |
| Jinjiang | 啥物 | |
| Nan'an | 什物 | |
| Shishi | 啥物 | |
| Hui'an | 什物 | |
| Anxi | 啥物 | |
| Yongchun | 啥物 | |
| Dehua | 啥物 | |
| Zhangzhou | 哪貨仔, 哪貨, 哪仔, 哪物仔, 哪物, 什物, 啥物, 啥貨 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 啥物, 啥 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 啥 | |
| Hua'an | 什物 | |
| Nanjing | 哪物 | |
| Pinghe | 啥物 | |
| Zhangpu | 啥貨 | |
| Yunxiao | 什物仔 | |
| Zhao'an | 什物 | |
| Dongshan | 什物 | |
| Taipei | 啥貨, 啥物, 啥 | |
| Taipei (Wanhua) | 啥物 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 啥 | |
| Kaohsiung | 啥, 啥貨, 啥物 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 啥物, 啥 | |
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 啥物, 啥 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 啥物, 啥 | |
| Yilan | 啥貨, 啥物貨 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 啥物, 啥貨 | |
| Taichung | 啥, 啥貨 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 啥物 | |
| Tainan | 啥物, 啥貨 | |
| Taitung | 啥物 | |
| Hsinchu | 啥, 啥物 | |
| Kinmen | 啥貨, 啥物, 什物, 物代 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 啥貨, 物代 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 何物 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 什物 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 啥物 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 何物 | |
| Longyan | 什物 | |
| Datian | 啥貨, 什物 | |
| Chaozhou | 乜個, 乜 | |
| Shantou | 乜個, 乜 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 乜個 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 乜個 | |
| Jieyang | 乜個, 乜, 是乜 | |
| Haifeng | 乜個, 乜 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 乜個 | |
| Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 乜個 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 乜個 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 乜個, 什乜, 底個 | |
| Batam (Teochew) | 乜個, 什乜, 底個 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 乜個 | |
| Leizhou | 乜 | |
| Wenchang | 乜 | |
| Haikou | 乜, 個乜 | |
| Qionghai | 乜 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 乜 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 啥貨 |
| Sanyuan | 啥貨 | |
| Shaxian | 啥貨 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Sanxiang | 乜儗 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 門, 哪門 |
| Binyang (Xinqiao) | 哪門 | |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 什個 |
| Luxi (Lijiatian) | 什家 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 啥, 啥個, 啥物事 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 何 | |
| Suzhou | 啥 | |
| Danyang | 點高 | |
| Hangzhou | 啥 | |
| Ningbo | 啥, 啥西 | |
| Wenzhou | 何乜 | |
| Jinhua | 待, 淡 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 麼子 |
| Loudi | 麼子 | |
| Shuangfeng | 麼子 | |
| Quanzhou | 什麼 | |
| Guanyang (Wenshi) | 啥 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 為什麼 (“why”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 何為, 何以, 何, 何故, 緣何, 胡, 奚, 曷, 胡為 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 為什麼, 為何, 因何, 何以 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 為什麼, 幹嗎, 幹什麼 |
| Taiwan | 為什麼 | |
| Tianjin | 為嘛 | |
| Harbin | 為啥 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 為麼, 為麼個 | |
| Jinan | 為麼兒, 為麼, 幹麼兒, 為什麼 | |
| Xi'an | 為啥, 因啥 | |
| Yinchuan | 為啥 | |
| Lanzhou | 為啥 | |
| Xining | 為啥 | |
| Ürümqi | 為啥 | |
| Wuhan | 做麼事, 為麼事 | |
| Chengdu | 為啥子, 做啥子 | |
| Guiyang | 為哪樣, 為些哪樣 | |
| Guilin | 為什麼 | |
| Liuzhou | 為什麼 | |
| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 為什麼 | |
| Xuzhou | 為啥, 擁啥, 擁什麼 | |
| Yangzhou | 甚們事, 做事, 做啥, 為甚們 formal | |
| Nanjing | 為什麼 | |
| Hefei | 怎搞, 怎搞的 | |
| Malaysia | 為什麼, 做什麼, 做麼 | |
| Singapore | 為什麼, 做什麼, 做麼 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 點解, 做乜, 做乜嘢, 為乜, 為乜為物, 做乜事幹, 因乜事幹, 因乜解究, 因乜緣故, 何解, 乜, 咩 |
| Hong Kong | 點解, 做乜, 做乜嘢, 做咩, 為乜, 為咩, 做乜事幹, 因乜事幹, 因乜解究, 因乜緣故, 何解, 乜, 咩 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Macau | 為乜嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 點解 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 整乜嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Foshan | 點解 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 點解 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 為乜嘢 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 因乜嘢, 點解 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 為乜嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 為乜嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 點解 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 點解 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 點解 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 幾解 | |
| Taishan | 幾何, 幾解, 做乜, 為乜, 乜頭路 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 幾解 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 做乜, 幾解 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 幾解 | |
| Dongguan | 點解, 做乜嘢, 做乜, 為乜嘢 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 點解 | |
| Yangjiang | 為乜, 為乜事, 做乜, 做乜事, 做乜嘢 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 為物底 | |
| Qinzhou | 為乜嘢, 為乜 | |
| Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 為乜底 | |
| Beihai | 為乜嘢 | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 為乜底 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 做乜嘢, 為乜 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 做乜嘢, 為乜 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 點解 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 點解 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Móng Cái | 點解, 為乜 | |
| Yangon (Taishan) | 幾解 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 為什哩 |
| Pingxiang | 為咋個, 為咋哩, 做咋個, 做咋哩, 何解 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 做麼個 |
| Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 做乜計, 做乜嘢, 仰解 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 做麼個 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 做麼個 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 做麼個 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 做麼個 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 做麼個 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 做麼個 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 為甚, 因為甚, 幹什 |
| Xinzhou | 𠰻們 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 為孰事, 做孰事 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 蔣其, 蔣講, 做什乇, 做什名, 幹乜勢, 傒勢 |
| Changle | 傒勢 | |
| Fuqing | 介計 | |
| Yongtai | 蔣其 | |
| Gutian | 做什乇 | |
| Fu'an | 做乜乇 | |
| Ningde | 做乇 | |
| Shouning | 做呢乇 | |
| Zhouning | 做乜乇 | |
| Fuding | 做哪乇 | |
| Matsu | 為什乇, 蔣其, 蔣講, 做什乇, 傒勢 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 為甚物, 按怎, 物代, 敢咧, 創甚物 |
| Quanzhou | 按怎, 物代 | |
| Jinjiang | 為啥物 | |
| Zhangzhou | 按怎 | |
| Zhao'an | 為甚物 | |
| Dongshan | 為甚物 | |
| Taipei | 為啥物, 是按怎 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 何物事, 做物事, 做物 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 按怎 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 敢哪, 敢哪誌 | |
| Chaozhou | 做呢 | |
| Shantou | 做呢 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 做呢 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 做呢 | |
| Leizhou | 做乜, 因乜 | |
| Wenchang | 作乜, 因乜, 怎作 | |
| Haikou | 作乜, 作個乜, 作乜物, 因乜, 因個乜 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 作乜 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 做門, 做哪門, 為哪門 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 為什個 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 啥體, 為啥, 啥講究, 啥個講究, 啥個路道, 啥個緣故 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 為何, 做何 | |
| Suzhou | 為啥, 為點啥, 做啥, 啥體, 為啥體 | |
| Danyang | 為點高, 做點高 | |
| Hangzhou | 為啥 | |
| Wenzhou | 妝乜, 為何呢, 為乜事幹 | |
| Jinhua | 為淡事幹, 為待西 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 為麼子, 何解 |
| Loudi | 嗎介 | |
| Shuangfeng | 為麼子, 做麼子 | |
Compounds
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Etymology 2
| trad. | 乜 | |
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| simp. # | 乜 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
乜
- to narrow one's eyes and squint
Compounds
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Etymology 3
| trad. | 乜 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 乜 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
乜
- a surname, listed 388th in the Baijiaxing
Etymology 4
| trad. | 乜 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 乜 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Definitions
乜
- (dialectal Mandarin) that
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 那 (“that”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 彼, 其, 夫, 爾 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 那, 該 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 那 |
| Taiwan | 那 | |
| Tianjin | 那 | |
| Chengde | 那 | |
| Tangshan | 那 | |
| Cangzhou | 那 | |
| Baoding | 那 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 那 | |
| Chifeng | 那 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 那 | |
| Heihe | 那 | |
| Qiqihar | 那 | |
| Harbin | 那 | |
| Jiamusi | 那 | |
| Baicheng | 那 | |
| Changchun | 那 | |
| Tonghua | 那 | |
| Shenyang | 那 | |
| Dandong | 那 | |
| Jinzhou | 那 | |
| Dalian | 那 | |
| Yantai | 那, 乜 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 那 | |
| Lijin | 那, 乜 | |
| Zhucheng | 那, 乜 | |
| Jinan | 那 | |
| Wanrong | 𠰻, 兀3, 奈 | |
| Shangqiu | 那 | |
| Yuanyang | 那 | |
| Zhengzhou | 那 | |
| Lingbao | 那 | |
| Xinyang | 那 | |
| Baihe | 那 | |
| Hanzhong | 那 | |
| Xi'an | 兀3, 那 | |
| Baoji | 那 | |
| Yinchuan | 那, 呶 | |
| Tianshui | 那 | |
| Lanzhou | 那 | |
| Dunhuang | 那 | |
| Xining | 那 | |
| Hami | 那 | |
| Ürümqi | 那 | |
| Wuhan | 那 | |
| Yichang | 那 | |
| Xiangyang | 那 | |
| Tianmen | 那 | |
| Hong'an | 那 | |
| Chengdu | 那 | |
| Nanchong | 那 | |
| Dazhou | 那 | |
| Hanyuan | 那 | |
| Xichang | 那 | |
| Zigong | 那 | |
| Chongqing | 那 | |
| Guiyang | 那 | |
| Zunyi | 那 | |
| Bijie | 那 | |
| Liping | 那 | |
| Zhaotong | 那 | |
| Dali | 那 | |
| Kunming | 那 | |
| Mengzi | 那 | |
| Guilin | 那 | |
| Liuzhou | 那 | |
| Jishou | 那 | |
| Changde | 那 | |
| Xuzhou | 那 | |
| Pizhou | 那 | |
| Ganyu | 那 | |
| Fuyang | 那 | |
| Wuhu | 那, 顧 | |
| Yangzhou | 那 | |
| Baoying | 那 | |
| Lianyungang | 那 | |
| Donghai | 那 | |
| Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 那 | |
| Lianshui | 那 | |
| Nanjing | 那 | |
| Hefei | 那 | |
| Nantong | 葛 | |
| Rugao | 那 | |
| Yancheng | 那 | |
| Funing | 那 | |
| Sihong | 那 | |
| Taizhou | 那 | |
| Zhenjiang | 那 | |
| Malaysia | 那 | |
| Singapore | 那 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嗰 |
| Hong Kong | 嗰 | |
| Macau | 嗰 | |
| Taishan | 嚀, 𡃕 | |
| Dongguan | 嗰 | |
| Yangjiang | 那 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嗰 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 嗰 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 許 |
| Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 許 | |
| Anyi | 爾 | |
| Lushan | 爾 | |
| Pengze | 爾 | |
| Duchang | 爾 | |
| Wuning (Quankou) | 爾 | |
| Poyang | 爾 | |
| Yugan | 爾 | |
| Wannian | 那 | |
| Hengfeng | 爾 | |
| Yanshan | 爾 | |
| Yanshan | 爾 | |
| Leping | 恁 | |
| Fengxin | 許 | |
| Wanzai | 許 | |
| Fengcheng | 許 | |
| Xinyu | 許 | |
| Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 恁 | |
| Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 恁 | |
| Nancheng | 階 | |
| Nanfeng | 許 | |
| Yihuang | 里 | |
| Lichuan | 許 | |
| Chongren | 許 | |
| Pingxiang | 恁 | |
| Ji'an | 改 | |
| Yongfeng | 蓋 | |
| Xiajiang | 許 | |
| Yingtan (Yujiang) | 里 | |
| Guixi | 許 | |
| Jinxian | 恁 | |
| Jinxi | 恁 | |
| Le'an | 許 | |
| Guangchang | 該 | |
| Anfu | 改 | |
| Wan'an | 介 | |
| Jing'an | 許 | |
| Hakka | Changting | 解 |
| Shanghang | 介 | |
| Wuping | 解 | |
| Liancheng | 解 | |
| Qingliu | 介 | |
| Yudu | 界 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 界 | |
| Dayu | 密 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 該 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 該 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 該 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 該 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 該 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 遐 | |
| Hong Kong | 哎 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 嗰 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 那 |
| Shexian | 那 | |
| Wuyuan | 箇 | |
| Fuliang | 爾 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兀3, 那 |
| Yangyuan | 那 | |
| Datong | 那 | |
| Xinzhou | 𠰻 | |
| Lishi | 那, 𠰻 | |
| Linfen | 兀 | |
| Changzhi | 那 | |
| Linhe | 那 | |
| Jining | 那 | |
| Hohhot | 那 | |
| Erenhot | 那 | |
| Pingshan | 那 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 那 | |
| Handan | 那 | |
| Suide | 那 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 兀4 |
| Songxi | 兀4 | |
| Zhenghe | 兀4 | |
| Jianyang | 兀4 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 許 |
| Changle | 許 | |
| Lianjiang | 許 | |
| Fuqing | 許 | |
| Pingtan | 許 | |
| Yongtai | 許 | |
| Minqing | 許 | |
| Gutian | 許 | |
| Pingnan | 許 | |
| Luoyuan | 許 | |
| Fu'an | 許 | |
| Xiapu | 許 | |
| Zherong | 那 | |
| Shouning | 許 | |
| Zhouning | 許 | |
| Fuding | 許 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 許 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 彼, 許 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 彼 | |
| Quanzhou | 彼, 許 | |
| Jinjiang | 彼 | |
| Nan'an | 彼 | |
| Shishi | 彼 | |
| Hui'an | 彼 | |
| Anxi | 彼 | |
| Yongchun | 彼 | |
| Dehua | 彼 | |
| Zhangzhou | 彼, 許 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 彼 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 彼 | |
| Hua'an | 彼 | |
| Nanjing | 彼 | |
| Pinghe | 彼 | |
| Zhangpu | 彼 | |
| Yunxiao | 彼 | |
| Zhao'an | 彼 | |
| Dongshan | 彼 | |
| Taipei | 彼 | |
| Kaohsiung | 彼 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 那 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 彼 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 彼, 許 | |
| Datian | 彼 | |
| Chaozhou | 許 | |
| Shantou | 許 | |
| Haifeng | 許 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 許 | |
| Batam (Teochew) | 許 | |
| Wenchang | 許 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 許 | |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 兀4 |
| Mingxi | 兀4 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 埃, 伊 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 艾, 港, 葛 also this | |
| Shanghai (Songjiang) | 威 | |
| Suzhou | 歸 | |
| Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 介面 | |
| Wuxi | 過 | |
| Changshu | 過 | |
| Changzhou | 過 | |
| Danyang | 過 | |
| Gaochun (Zhongbao) | 古 | |
| Wenzhou | 許 | |
| Shangrao | 麼 | |
| Yushan | 忽 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 那 |
| Shuangfeng | 喏 | |
Etymology 5
| trad. | 乜 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 乜 | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Definitions
乜
- (Hakka) also
- 無限滿足快樂湧自心田 危險中乜毋改變 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
- From: 客家聖樂團, 上帝就係愛
- mò-han mân-chiuk khoai-lo̍k yúng chhṳ sîm-thièn, ngùi-hiám chûng me m̀ kói-pien [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
无限满足快乐涌自心田 危险中乜毋改变 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 也 (“also, too”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Classical Chinese | 亦 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 也 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 也 |
| Taiwan | 也 | |
| Jinan | 也 | |
| Xi'an | 也 | |
| Wuhan | 也 | |
| Chengdu | 也 | |
| Guilin | 也 | |
| Yangzhou | 也 | |
| Hefei | 也 | |
| Malaysia | 也 | |
| Singapore | 也 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 都, 亦 |
| Hong Kong | 都, 亦, 亦都 | |
| Macau | 都, 亦 formal | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 都, 也 | |
| Taishan | 亦 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 亦, 都, 亦都 | |
| Yangjiang | 也 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 都 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 都, 亦都 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 也 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 也 |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 也 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 乜 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 乜, 也 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 乜 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 乜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 乜 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 嘛 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 呠 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 也 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 也 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 也 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 也 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 也, 嘛 |
| Quanzhou | 也, 嘛 | |
| Zhangzhou | 也, 嘛 | |
| Taipei | 也, 嘛 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 呠 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 也, 呠, 嘛 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 也, 嘛 | |
| Chaozhou | 也 | |
| Shantou | 也 | |
| Jieyang | 也 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 呠, 也, 嘛 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 也 | |
| Wenchang | 也 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 也 |
| Suzhou | 亦 | |
| Wenzhou | 也 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 也 |
| Shuangfeng | 也 | |
Japanese
Kanji
乜
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- to squint
Readings
- Go-on: め (me)
- Kan-on: ば (ba)
- Kun: やぶにらみ (yabunirami, 乜み)
Korean
Hanja
乜 (eumhun 사팔뜨기 먀 (sapaltteugi mya))
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Vietnamese
Han character
乜: Hán Việt readings: khiết[1]
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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References
- Trần (2004).