容乜易

Chinese

		to hold; to contain; to allow to hold; to contain; to allow; appearance; look; countenance	squint; (dial.) what	change; easy; simple
trad. (容乜易)		容	乜	易
simp. #(容乜易)		容	乜	易

Etymology

From 容易 (jung4 ji6, “easy”), with 乜 (mat1, “what”) inserted in between.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁴ mat¹ ji⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung⁴ mat¹ ji⁶
    • Yale: yùhng māt yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁴ mat⁷ ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung⁴ med¹ yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹ mɐt̚⁵ jiː²²/

Adjective

容乜易

1. (Cantonese) so easy; without difficulty

   你個手袋就噉留喺度冇人睇住，容乜易畀人偷咗去！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你个手袋就噉留喺度冇人睇住，容乜易畀人偷咗去！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ go³ sau² doi^6-2 zau⁶ gam² lau⁴ hai² dou⁶ mou⁵ jan⁴ tai² zyu⁶, jung⁴ mat¹ ji⁶ bei² jan⁴ tau¹ zo² heoi³! [Jyutping]

   If you just leave your bag here without anyone looking after it, how easy it is for someone to steal it!

   寫一百個字之嘛，容乜易啦！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   写一百个字之嘛，容乜易啦！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   se² jat¹ baak³ go³ zi⁶ zi¹ maa³, jung⁴ mat¹ ji⁶ laa¹! [Jyutping]

   Just have to write a hundred words, easy peasy!

Synonyms

• 好容易 (hǎoróngyì)