# 乜

| 乜 | U+4E5C, &#20060; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E5C |
| ← 乛 [U+4E5B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 九 → [U+4E5D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

乜 (Kangxi radical 5, 乙+1, 2 strokes, cangjie input 心弓 (PN) or 心尸 (PS) or 難心弓 (XPN), four-corner 4771$_2$, composition ⿻乛乚 or ⿻𠃌乚)

#### Derived characters

* 𱑿, 𭑫, 𰒹, 𭴂, 𤘗, 𦘮, 𮓲, 𲃔, 𰥟, 𲍆, 𰫥, 𠬫, 𰰟

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 83, character 18
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 166
* Dae Jaweon: page 168, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 49, character 9
* Unihan data for U+4E5C

## Chinese
### Etymology 1

From 物 (MC mjut) (Lien, 2013; Chor and Lam, 2023).
Also compare Zhuang maz (“what”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): miē (mie$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mat$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): mot$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): mih
    (Teochew, Peng'im): mih$^4$ / mêh$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: miē
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mie
*** Wade–Giles: mieh$^1$
*** Yale: myē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhie
*** Palladius: ме (me)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mat$^1$
*** Yale: māt
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mat$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: med$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐt̚⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: mot$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbᵘɔt̚⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mih
*** Tâi-lô: mih
*** Phofsit Daibuun: miq
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /mĩʔ³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: mih$^4$ / mêh$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mih / meh
*** Sinological IPA : /miʔ²/, /meʔ²/

#### Definitions

乜
* (Cantonese, Southern Min) what
    要啲乜？ [Cantonese] ― jiu$^3$ di$^1$ mat$^1$? [Jyutping] ― What do you want?
    愛乜個？／爱乜个？ [Teochew] ― ain$^3$ mih$^4$ gai$^5$? [Peng'im] ― What do you want?
* (Cantonese) anything; everything
    乜都得 [Cantonese] ― mat$^1$ dou$^1$ dak$^1$ [Jyutping] ― anything goes
* (Cantonese) why; how come
       mat$^1$ nei$^5$ gam$^3$ so$^4$ gaa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       How come you're so stupid?
* (Cantonese) Used at the beginning of a question to give a rhetorical effect.
       mat$^1$ nei$^5$ mei$^6$ sik$^6$ faan$^6$ gaa$^4$? [Jyutping]
       So you haven't eaten yet?
       mat$^1$ zung$^6$ mei$^6$ jau$^5$ keoi$^5$ ge$^3$ siu$^1$ sik$^1$ me$^1$? [Jyutping]
       So we still don't have any news about him?

##### Usage notes

In Teochew, when used to mean "what", this word should always be immediately followed by a noun. Otherwise, use 乜個／乜个.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 何 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 什麼, 恁麼 obsolete |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 什麼, 嗎兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 什麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 什麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 什麼, 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 什麼, 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 什麼, 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 什麼, 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 什麼, 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 什麼, 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 什麼, 啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 什麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 什麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 嗎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 啥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 什麼, 嗎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 什麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 啥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 啥, 啥稿兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 啥, 什麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 什麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 啥, 什麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 啥嘎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Rizhao | 什麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 什麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 麼兒, 麼, 什麼, 麼個 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 什麼, 啥 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 麼, 麼個 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 啥, 什麼嘎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 啥兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 什麼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 色 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 什麼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 什麼, 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 啥, 咋麼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 什麼, 啥, 啥子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 什麼, 啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 啥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 什麼, 啥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 什麼, 啥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 啥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 什麼, 啥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 啥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 啥, 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 啥, 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 麼事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 什麼兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 什麼, 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 什麼, 什麼的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Lhasa | 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 哪樣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 啷個, 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 哪樣, 啷子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 甚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 什麼, 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 咋個 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 什麼, 哪樣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 哪樣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guanyang | 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 麼得 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 麼子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 哪樣, 什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 什麼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 什麼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 什麼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 什麼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 什麼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 甚呢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 什麼, 麼東西 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 什麼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 什麼, 哄, 哄個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 什麼, 麼事, 麼東西 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 乜嘢, 咩嘢, 乜, 咩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 乜嘢, 咩嘢, 乜, 咩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 咩嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 咩嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 咩嘢 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 乜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 乜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 乜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 乜, 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 乜, 乜嘎 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 乜, 乜啊, 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 乜嘢, 乜 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 乜嘢, 乜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 乜, 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 物底 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 什麼 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 乜嘢, 乜 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 乜底 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 乜底 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 哪門 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 乜嘢, 咩 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 乜嘢, 咩 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 乜嘢, 咩, 乜 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 乜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 什哩 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 什仔 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 咋個 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Gaobei) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Tangkeng) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Fengliang) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Pantian) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 乜嘢 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 乜嘢 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 什麼 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Changting | 麼個, 什西哩, 什西 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 麼個, 麼事 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 麼個, 什麼 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 什麼 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 子個 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 咩, 唔幾 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 什麼 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 哪個, 哪項, 個哪, 哪 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 什麼 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 什麼 |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Nantou (Guoxing; Lufeng) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 乜個 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Pontianak (Meixian) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 麼個 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 麼個 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 麼仂 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 麼二 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 甚 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 什麼, 啥, 咋, 甚 |
| Jin | Datong | 啥 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 甚 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 甚 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 什麼 |
| Jin | Linhe | 什麼, 甚 |
| Jin | Jining | 甚 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 甚 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 什麼, 甚 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 什麼兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 什麼 |
| Jin | Handan | 什麼, 啥 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 啥 |
| Jin | Suide | 什麼, 甚 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 啥哩 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 孰事, 孰麼, 孰麼事 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 橘二, 橘二事 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 什麼事 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 孰事 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 什麼事 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 孰麼, 孰, 孰麼事, 孰事, 孰麼契, 孰契 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 什乇, 什名, 什乇名, 面乇名 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 什乇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 什乇, 乜乇 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 什乇 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 哪乇 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 乇, 什乇 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 乜乇 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 哪乇 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 呢乇 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 乜乇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 哪乇 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 什乇 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 什乇 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 什物, 啥物, 啥貨 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 什物 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 啥物, 乜 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 什物 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 什物 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 哪貨仔, 哪貨, 哪仔, 哪物仔, 哪物, 什物, 啥物, 啥貨, 啥物仔, 啥貨仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 啥物, 啥 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 啥 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 什物 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 哪物 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 啥貨 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 什物仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 什物 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 什物 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 啥貨, 啥物, 啥 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 啥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 啥, 啥貨, 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 啥物, 啥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 啥物, 啥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 啥物, 啥 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 啥貨, 啥物貨 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 啥物, 啥貨 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 啥, 啥貨 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 啥物, 啥貨 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 啥, 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 啥貨, 啥物, 什物, 物代 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 啥貨, 物代 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 何物 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 什物 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 啥物 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 何物 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 什物 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 啥貨, 什物 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 乜個, 乜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 乜個, 乜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 乜個 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 乜個 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 乜個, 乜, 是乜 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 乜個, 乜 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 乜個 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 乜個 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 乜個 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 乜個 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 乜個, 什乜, 底個 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 乜個, 什乜, 底個 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 乜個 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 乜 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 乜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 乜, 個乜 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 乜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 乜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 甚麼 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 啥貨 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 啥貨 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 啥貨 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 乜儗 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 門, 哪門 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 哪門 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 什個 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Lijiatian) | 什家 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 啥, 啥個, 啥物事 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang) | 啥物 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong) | 啥物事 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 啥物 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 做啥 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Qingpu) | 哈個 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 何, 何物, 何物事 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 啥, 啥個, 啥物事 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 啥, 啥個, 啥物事, 啥物 |
| Wu | Danyang | 點高 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 啥 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 啥, 啥西 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 何乜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 待, 淡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 麼子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 麼子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 麼子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 什麼 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 啥 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 何為, 何以, 何, 何故, 緣何, 胡, 奚, 曷, 胡為 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 為什麼, 為何, 因何, 何以 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 為什麼, 幹嗎, 幹什麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 為什麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 為啥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 為什麼, 做什麼, 做麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 為什麼, 做什麼, 做麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 為嘛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 為麼兒, 為麼, 幹麼兒, 為什麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 為麼, 為麼個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 為啥, 因啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 為啥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 為啥, 擁啥, 擁什麼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 為啥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 為啥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 為啥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 為啥子, 做啥子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 做麼事, 為麼事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 為哪樣, 為些哪樣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 為什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 為什麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 為什麼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 為什麼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 甚們事, 做事, 做啥, 為甚們 formal |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 怎搞, 怎搞的 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 點解, 做乜, 做乜嘢, 為乜, 為乜為物, 做乜事幹, 因乜事幹, 因乜解究, 因乜緣故, 何解, 乜, 咩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 點解, 做乜, 做乜嘢, 做咩, 為乜, 為咩, 做乜事幹, 因乜事幹, 因乜解究, 因咩解究, 因乜緣故, 何解, 乜, 咩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 做乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 為乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 整乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 做乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 為乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 因乜嘢, 點解 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 為乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 為乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 幾何, 幾解, 做乜, 為乜, 乜頭路 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 幾解 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 做乜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 點解, 做乜嘢, 做乜, 為乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 為乜, 為乜事, 做乜, 做乜事, 做乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 為物底 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 為乜嘢, 為乜 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 為乜底 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 為乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 做乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 為乜底 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 做乜嘢, 為乜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 做乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 做乜嘢, 為乜 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 點解 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 做乜嘢 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 點解, 為乜 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 幾解 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 為什哩 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 為咋個, 為咋哩, 做咋個, 做咋哩, 何解 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 做乜嘢, 做嘢 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 仰解, 做乜嘢 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 為乜嘢 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 為麼個 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 做麼個 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 做乜個 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 為甚, 因為甚, 幹什 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 𠰻們 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 為孰事, 做孰事 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蔣其, 蔣講, 做什乇, 做什名, 幹乜勢, 傒勢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 傒勢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 介計 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 蔣其 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 做什乇 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 做乜乇 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 做乇 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 做呢乇 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 做乜乇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 做哪乇 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 為什乇, 蔣其, 蔣講, 做什乇, 傒勢 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 為什物, 按怎, 物代, 敢咧, 創什物 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 按怎, 物代 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 為啥物 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 按怎 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 為甚物 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 為甚物 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 為啥物, 是按怎 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 何物事, 做物事, 做物 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 按怎 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 敢哪, 敢哪誌 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 做呢 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 做呢 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 做呢 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 做呢 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 作乜, 因乜 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 作乜, 因乜, 怎作 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 作乜, 作個乜, 作乜物, 因乜, 因個乜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 作乜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 為乜嘢 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 做門, 做哪門, 為哪門 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 為什個 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 啥體, 為啥, 做啥, 啥講究, 為啥體, 啥個講究, 啥道理, 為啥道理, 啥個路道, 啥個緣故 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 為何, 做何 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 為啥, 為點啥, 做啥, 啥體, 為啥體 |
| Wu | Danyang | 為點高, 做點高 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 為啥 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 妝乜, 為何呢, 為乜事幹 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 為淡事幹, 為待西 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 為麼子, 何解 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 奚解 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 嗎介 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 為麼子, 做麼子 |

#### Compounds

* 乜人
* 乜代
* 乜使
* 乜個 / 乜个
* 乜嘢
* 乜誰 / 乜谁
* 乜鬼
* 何乜苦
* 是乜
* 某乜人

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): miē (mie$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): me$^1$ / me$^2$ / me$^5$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): mi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: miē
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mie
*** Wade–Giles: mieh$^1$
*** Yale: myē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhie
*** Palladius: ме (me)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: me$^1$ / me$^2$ / me$^5$
*** Yale: mē / mé / méh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: me$^1$ / me$^2$ / me$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mé$^1$ / mé$^2$ / mé$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɛː⁵⁵/, /mɛː³⁵/, /mɛː¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: mi$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mi
*** Sinological IPA : /mi³³/
* Middle Chinese: mjaeX
Rime :
| Character | 乜 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (100) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 彌也切 |
| Baxter | mjaeX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mia$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mia$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mia$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mia$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /mia$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭa$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯a$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | miě |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | me$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*mjaːʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 乜 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9114 |
| Phonetic component | 乜 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 乜 |
| Old Chinese | /*mjaːʔ/ |

#### Definitions

乜
* to narrow one's eyes and squint

#### Compounds

* 乜乜屑屑
* 乜乜斜斜
* 乜乜踅踅
* 乜斜 (miēxie)
* 乜斜眼
* 乜斜纏帳 / 乜斜缠帐

### Etymology 3

* 乜姓 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 乜氏 (Cantonese)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Niè (Nie$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ne$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): biá
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nian$^7$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Niè
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Niè
*** Wade–Giles: Nieh$^4$
*** Yale: Nyè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nieh
*** Palladius: Не (Ne)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni̯ɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ne$^6$
*** Yale: neh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ne$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: né$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɛː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biá
*** Tâi-lô: biá
*** Phofsit Daibuun: biar
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bia⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: nian$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: niāⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /nĩã¹¹/
* Middle Chinese: mjaeX
Rime :
| Character | 乜 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (100) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 彌也切 |
| Baxter | mjaeX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mia$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mia$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mia$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mia$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /mia$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭa$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯a$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | miě |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | me$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*mjaːʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 乜 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9114 |
| Phonetic component | 乜 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 乜 |
| Old Chinese | /*mjaːʔ/ |

#### Definitions

乜
* a surname, listed 388th in the Baijiaxing

### Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

#### Definitions

乜
* (dialectal Mandarin) that

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 彼, 其, 夫, 爾 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 那, 該 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 那, 乜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 那, 乜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 那, 乜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 𠰻, 兀$_3$, 奈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 兀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兀$_3$, 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 那, 呶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 葛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 那, 顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 那 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 嚀, 𡃕 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 那 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嗰 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 許 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 許 |
| Gan | Anyi | 爾 |
| Gan | Lushan | 爾 |
| Gan | Pengze | 爾 |
| Gan | Duchang | 爾 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 爾 |
| Gan | Poyang | 爾 |
| Gan | Yugan | 爾 |
| Gan | Wannian | 那 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 爾 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 爾 |
| Gan | Leping | 恁 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 許 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 許 |
| Gan | Fengcheng | 許 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 許 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 恁 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 恁 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 階 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 許 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 里 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 許 |
| Gan | Chongren | 許 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 恁 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 改 |
| Gan | Yongfeng | 蓋 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 許 |
| Gan | Yingtan (Yujiang) | 里 |
| Gan | Guixi | 許 |
| Gan | Jinxian | 恁 |
| Gan | Jinxi | 恁 |
| Gan | Le'an | 許 |
| Gan | Guangchang | 該 |
| Gan | Anfu | 改 |
| Gan | Wan'an | 介 |
| Gan | Jing'an | 許 |
| Hakka | Changting | 解 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 介 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 解 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 解 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 介 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 界 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 界 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 密 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 該 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 該 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 該 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 遐 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 哎 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 嗰 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 那 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 那 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 箇 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 爾 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兀$_3$, 那 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 那 |
| Jin | Datong | 那 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 𠰻 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 那, 𠰻 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 那 |
| Jin | Linhe | 那 |
| Jin | Jining | 那 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 那 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 那 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 那 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 那 |
| Jin | Handan | 那 |
| Jin | Suide | 那 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 兀$_4$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 那 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 那 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 許 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 許 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 許 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 許 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 許 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 兀$_4$ |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 兀$_4$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 埃, 伊 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 威 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 艾, 港, 葛 also this |
| Wu | Suzhou | 歸 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 介面 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 過 |
| Wu | Changshu | 過 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 過 |
| Wu | Danyang | 過 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun) | 古 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 許 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 麼 |
| Wu | Yushan | 忽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 那 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 喏 |

### Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): me
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: me
*** Hakka Romanization System: me
*** Hagfa Pinyim: me$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /me⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

乜
* (Hakka) also
    From: 客家聖樂團, 上帝就係愛
    mò-han mân-chiuk khoai-lo̍k yúng chhṳ sîm-thièn, ngùi-hiám chûng me m̀ kói-pien [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 亦 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 也 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 也 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 也 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 也 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 也 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 也 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 也 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 也 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 也 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 也 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 也 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 也 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 都, 亦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 都, 亦, 亦都 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 都, 亦 formal |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 都, 也 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 亦 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 亦, 都, 亦都 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 也 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 都 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 都, 亦都 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 也 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 也 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 也 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 乜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 乜, 也 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 乜 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 乜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 乜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 嘛 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 呠 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 也 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 也 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 也 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 也 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 也, 嘛 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 也, 嘛 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 也, 嘛 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 也, 嘛 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 呠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 也, 呠, 嘛 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 也, 嘛, 閣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 也 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 也 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 也 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 呠, 也, 嘛 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 也 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 也 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 都 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 也 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 亦 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 也 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 也 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 也 |

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* to squint

#### Readings

* Go-on: め (me)
* Kan-on: ば (ba)
* Kun: やぶにらみ (yabunirami, 乜み)

## Korean
### Hanja

乜 (eumhun 사팔뜨기 먀 (sapaltteugi mya))
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

乜: Hán Việt readings: khiết
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

### References

* ↑ Trần (2004).