是乜

Chinese

		be; yes; this	squint; (dial.) what
trad. (是乜)		是	乜
simp. #(是乜)		是	乜

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): si⁶ mih⁴

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si⁶ mih⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sĭ mih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³⁵⁻¹¹ miʔ²/

Pronoun

是乜

1. (Teochew, interrogative) what

   1877, Herbert Allen Giles, Handbook of the Swatow Dialect, Shanghai:

   Tjee-gi se simmy?

   只個是是乜／只个是是乜 [Teochew]  ―  zi² gai⁵ si⁶ si⁶ mih⁴? [Peng'im]  ―  What is this?