使乜

使乜

Chinese

		to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger	squint; (dial.) what
trad. (使乜)		使	乜
simp. #(使乜)		使	乜
alternative forms		駛乜／驶乜
anagram		乜使

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): sai² mat¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): soi² mot²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai² mat¹
    • Yale: sái māt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai² mat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei² med¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ mɐt̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: soi² mot²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sᵘɔi⁵⁵ ᵐbᵘɔt̚⁵⁵/

Particle

使乜

1. (Cantonese) for what reason; what need is there (→ there is no need)

   • 使乜咁緊張？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     使乜咁紧张？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: Samuel Hui, 佛跳牆

     sai² mat¹ gam³ gan² zoeng¹? [Jyutping]

     There is no need to be so nervous!

Synonyms

• 使咩 (sai2 me1)
• 使鬼 (sai2 gwai2)
• 使撚 (sai2 lan2)