mei

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mei [me³³]suf
ENmother; female (animal), mother (animal); female dog; augmentative suffix; added to certain nouns
中文母亲; 母（的）; 母狗; 大的（名词后缀）
mei [me³³]classifier
ENfor animals (bugs, birds, fish, etc.) and for ghosts
中文只（用于鸟、虫、鱼等各种动物及鬼魂）
mei [me³³]ptcl
ENclause nominalizer; sometimes functions like a topicalizer
中文（名词化词——使分句成为名词性分句，有主题标记的功能）
mei [me³³]classifier
ENpepper (uncommon term); for peppers
中文辣椒; 只（用于辣椒）
mei [me³³]
ENmother
中文母亲

Linguistic detail

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Usage examples

Kaisi gol shel mei, "Neeq gulseel ddeegel berl la tal, me waf seil, cailgo ddeedial berl la tal."
(I) said to Keith, "You can either write a story or (you) can write a song."
（我）对凯熙说：“你可以写个故事，要不然，写一首歌也行。”
Naq'ee dal xiq meq, jjiq'ee xiq mei me jjuq meq.
(In our village we) only raise oxen. There is no one who raises water buffalo.
只养黄牛，没有人养水牛。
Xi cheegvl nvlbbi yil, tee nee geezheeq bel ceeq mei, sal leel ye.
This guy has a cleft palate. When he speaks (he) expels air through the split.
这人因为有唇裂，说起话来会漏风。

Sources

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NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “mei”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/mei (accessed 2026-11-14).