做咩

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Chinese

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to do; to make; to produce the bleating of sheep
simp. and trad.
(做咩)
Literally: “to do what”.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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做咩

  1. (Cantonese) why; what for
    做咩冇腦 [Cantonese, trad.]
    做咩冇脑 [Cantonese, simp.]
    zou6 me1 nei5 gam3 mou5 nou5 gaa3? [Jyutping]
    Why are you so stupid?
    德文做咩 [Cantonese, trad.]
    德文做咩 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 soeng2 hok6 dak1 man4 zou6 me1 ze1? [Jyutping]
    What do you want to learn German for? / Why would you want to learn German?
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    做咩 [Cantonese, trad.]
    做咩 [Cantonese, simp.]
    zou6 me1 wui5 mou5 ge3? [Jyutping]
    How could there be none?

Usage notes

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做咩 may carry undertones of displeasure or exasperation while 點解点解 is used for simple questioning or inquiry.

Synonyms

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Verb

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做咩

  1. (Cantonese) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see (zuò),‎ (miē).
    做咩 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    nei5 zou6 me1 aa3 nei5? [Jyutping]
    What are you doing?