jm9

Chinese

Alternative forms

jmg

Etymology

Initialism of the irregular romanisation of 做乜 (zou⁶ mat¹) + 9 (gau¹).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ mat¹ gau¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ mat¹ gau¹
  - Yale: jouh māt gāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ mat⁷ gau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ med¹ geo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² mɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/

Phrase

jm9

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Alternative form of 做乜鳩／做乜鸠 (zou⁶ mat¹ gau¹, “what the fuck is [one] doing”)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.