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–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai² mat¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): soi² mot²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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

(Cantonese) for what reason; what need is there (→ there is no need)
- (Can we date this quote?), “佛跳牆 [fótiàoqiáng]”, in 財神到, performed by 許冠傑 [Samuel Hui]:
  
  使乜咁緊張？ [Cantonese, trad.]
  使乜咁紧张？ [Cantonese, simp.]
  sai² mat¹ gam³ gan² zoeng¹? [Jyutping]
  There is no need to be so nervous!
  (literally, “Why be so nervous?”)

Synonyms

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