mau5 mau5 jan4某某人
Jyutpingmau5 mau5 jan4
Yalemáuh máuh yàhn
Definition
A certain person; a term used to refer to someone whose name is unknown or being kept private.
colloquialpeople
How it's used
Use this term to refer to someone whose name you either do not know or choose to withhold for privacy. It functions similarly to the English placeholder "so-and-so" or "somebody." It is particularly useful when you want to keep a conversation vague or protect the identity of the person being discussed.
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go3個goExamples
Someone called to look for you earlier.
Did you go watch a movie with some person?
Related words
Common phrases
so-and-so said
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage of 某人, which can sound more formal or literary. In Cantonese, 某某人 is used more casually to refer to an unspecified individual in a narrative or a hypothetical scenario.
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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.
