㗎 [gaa3] = 嘅 [ge3] assertive + 呀 [aa3] softening = softened assertion
咩 [me1] = rhetorical surprise
㗎咩 = softened version of 嘅咩 = showing surprise with a rhetorical question because the addressee has earlier said sth running counter to the speaker’s assertion
Ex: 係你㗎咩? Are they really yours? / 噉都得㗎咩? You’re sure it can be done in this way? / 你估佢傻㗎咩? You think he’s that stupid? (He’s not stupid at all!)
咩 [me1] = rhetorical surprise
㗎咩 = softened version of 嘅咩 = showing surprise with a rhetorical question because the addressee has earlier said sth running counter to the speaker’s assertion
Ex: 係你㗎咩? Are they really yours? / 噉都得㗎咩? You’re sure it can be done in this way? / 你估佢傻㗎咩? You think he’s that stupid? (He’s not stupid at all!)