什乜

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Chinese

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tenth (used in fractions) squint; (dial.) what
trad. (什乜)
simp. #(什乜)

Etymology

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From Hokkien 什物 (sím-mi̍h).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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什乜

  1. (Singapore Teochew) what
    什乜 [Teochew]  ―  sim2 mih4 se7? [Peng'im]  ―  What's the matter?

Usage notes

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Should always be immediately followed by a noun. If you don't intend to follow it with a noun, use 乜個乜个 instead.

Synonyms

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