乜叉 (mat1 caa1) — what ; whatchamacallit: in Cantonese

matˉ¹乜caaˉ¹叉

Mandarin Pinyin: mie1 cha1

Meaning of 乜叉

nounwhat ; whatchamacallit:

nouna rather crude/coarse way to say "what" , or "whatchamacallit" (compare to 乜鬼). It's mostly used with a verb in front, and/or with a noun behind.

mouˏ₅冇gin˗₃見matˉ¹乜caaˉ¹叉？

Haven't seen what?

zouˍ₆做matˉ¹乜caaˉ¹叉zeˉ¹啫？

What are you doing?

neiˏ₅你gongˊ²講matˉ¹乜caaˉ¹叉？

What are you saying?

matˉ¹乜caaˉ¹叉douˉ¹都mˎ₄唔sikˉ¹識！

Knows nothing at all!

keoiˏ₅佢matˉ¹乜caaˉ¹叉douˉ¹都hangˊ²肯zouˍ₆做。

He's willing to do anything.

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