係かかり咪

See also: 系けい咪

Chinese

		be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind	sound to call cat
trad. (係かかり咪)		係かかり	咪
simp. (系けい咪)		系けい	咪

Etymology

Short for 係かかり唔係／系けい唔系.

Pronunciation 1

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶ mai⁶

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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/

Conjunction

係かかり咪

1. (Cantonese) whether or not

   佢係かかり咪本地ほんじ人じん嚟㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   佢系けい咪本地ほんじ人じん嚟㗎？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

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

   Is he a local?

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

   佢係かかり咪都と會かい去さ㗎啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢系けい咪都と会かい去さ㗎啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]

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

   He will go no matter what.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 是ぜ不ふ是ぜ (shìbùshì)
• (Hong Kong, Internet slang) 是ぜ咪 (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

係かかり咪

1. isn't it? is it?

   你成なり日び食しょく嘢唔做嘢；搏炒係かかり咪？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
   你成なり日び食しょく嘢唔做嘢；搏炒系けい咪？ [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) 不ふ是ぜ嗎／不ふ是ぜ吗 (bùshì ma)