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嘢

Mandarin · pinyin yě

(Cantonese) thing
matter
stuff

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3 · ye3

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je5

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character · Etymology 1

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhongshan Min) thing; matter; stuff (Classifier: 樣／样 c; 家 c)
(Cantonese, derogatory, always with the classifier) guy; fellow; devil (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
(Cantonese, euphemistic, always with the classifier) penis; thingy (Classifier: 條／条 c; 轆／辘 c; 支 c)
(Cantonese, always with the classifier) negative matters caused by or associated with someone (Classifier: 籠／笼 c; 鑊／镬 c; 壇／坛 c)
(Cantonese, always with the classifier) age of a person, approximating in multiples of tens (only for three or above) (Classifier: 張／张 c)
(Cantonese) Classifier for occurrences of events, usually negative ones.

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