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嘢

yě
noun #17,869

Meanings

  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 stuff (Cantonese)

Examples

你要买乜嘢？
Nǐ yào mǎi miēyě?
What do you want to buy? (Cantonese usage)
有好嘢介绍给你。
Yǒu hǎo yě jièshào gěi nǐ.
I have something good to recommend to you. (Cantonese usage)

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嘢 is a Cantonese dialect word equivalent to Mandarin 东西 (dōngxi, thing/stuff). You'll encounter it in Hong Kong and Guangdong. 乜嘢 (miēyě) = what? 好嘢 (hǎoyě) = good stuff.

Stroke Order

嘢 yě