mai6 hai6咪係咪系
Jyutpingmai6 hai6
Yalemaih haih
Definition
Exactly; that's right; indeed.
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How it's used
Functioning as a strong affirmative, this phrase signals agreement with a previous statement or observation. It carries a slightly conversational, sometimes rhetorical tone that emphasizes the obviousness of a fact. When used as a question, it often seeks confirmation of a suspicion or a state of affairs.
Examples
Do you think he is messing around?
Related words
Common phrases
Exactly, that's what I'm saying.
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 係咪, which is the standard way to ask 'is it or is it not'. While 咪係 can appear in questions, it functions more as a tag for agreement rather than a neutral inquiry.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
