係咪

See also: 系咪

Chinese

		be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind	sound to call cat
trad. (係咪)		係	咪
simp. (系咪)		系	咪

Etymology

Short for 係唔係／系唔系.

Pronunciation 1

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hai⁶ mai⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hai⁵ mai⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hai⁶ mai⁶
    • Yale: haih maih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶ mai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶ mei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²² mɐi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hai⁵ mai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai³² ᵐbai³²/

Conjunction

係咪

1. (Cantonese) whether or not

   佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   佢系咪本地人嚟㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ hai⁶ mai⁶ bun² dei⁶ jan⁴ lai⁴ gaa³? [Jyutping]

   Is he a local?

2. (Cantonese, always followed by 都 (dou¹)) no matter what

   佢係咪都會去㗎啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢系咪都会去㗎啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ hai⁶ mai⁶ dou¹ wui⁵ heoi³ gaa³ laa¹. [Jyutping]

   He will go no matter what.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 是不是 (shìbùshì)
• (Hong Kong, Internet slang) 是咪 (si⁶ mai⁶)

Pronunciation 2

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶ mai^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hai⁶ mai^6-2
    • Yale: haih mái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶ mai^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶ mei^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²² mɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Interjection

係咪

1. isn't it? is it?

   你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒係咪？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒系咪？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ sik⁶ je⁵ m⁴ zou⁶ je⁵; bok³ caau² hai⁶ mai^6-2? [Jyutping]

   You're forever eating and not doing work; are you trying to get fired?

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 不是嗎／不是吗 (bùshì ma)