仲乜

Chinese

		2nd in seniority	squint; (dial.) what
trad. (仲乜)		仲	乜
simp. #(仲乜)		仲	乜

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung⁶ mat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung⁶ mat¹
    • Yale: juhng māt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung⁶ mat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung⁶ med¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ²² mɐt̚⁵/

Adverb

仲乜

1. (Cantonese) Synonym of 做乜 (zou⁶ mat¹, “why”)