"乜鬼" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /mɐt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mɐt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: mat¹ gwai² [Cantonese, Jyutping], māt gwái [Cantonese, Yale], mat⁷ gwai² [Cantonese, Pinyin], med¹ guei² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 乜鬼
  1. (Cantonese, emphatic) what; what the hell Tags: Cantonese, emphatic Synonyms: 什麼鬼/什么鬼 (shénmeguǐ), 什麼鬼 (shénmeguǐ), 什么鬼 (shénmeguǐ) Related terms: 乜嘢 (mat1 je5), 乜春 (mat1 ceon1), 乜撚 (mat1 lan2), 乜撚嘢 (mat1 lan2 je5), 乜撚野 (mat1 lan2 je5)

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          "english": "What the hell is a genius? What the hell is an idiot?",
          "ref": "1975, “天才與白痴”, in 許冠傑, 薛志雄 (lyrics), 天才與白痴, performed by 許冠傑",
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          "word": "什麼鬼"
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          "roman": "shénmeguǐ",
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          "english": "What the hell is a genius? What the hell is an idiot?",
          "ref": "1975, “天才與白痴”, in 許冠傑, 薛志雄 (lyrics), 天才與白痴, performed by 許冠傑",
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      "word": "什麼鬼"
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      "roman": "shénmeguǐ",
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