什麼 (sam6 mo1 | shen2/she2 me5) : what

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什麼

sam6 mo1

shen2/she2 me5

what | Also written as '甚麼' | Cant.: 乜嘢; 乜

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 13,600,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

什麼 / 什么

This word has been viewed 4932 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 20th Nov 2004 22:09 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

什 sap6 sam6 zaap6 - ten; what; assorted
麼 mo1 - (suffix)

7 compounds containing this word:

什麼時間 - when? what time?
為什麼 - why
什麼時候 - when ?
什麼的 - and so on; and what not
什麼樣 - what kind?; what sort?
沒有什麼 - there's nothing (... about it)
搞什麼鬼 - "what are you trying to do?", "what are you plotting?"

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我什麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？國
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

你聖誕節要什麼禮物？國
What would you like for Christmas?
[(implying presents)]

你的鞋子是什麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你要什麼品牌的電視機? 國
What brand (type) of TV do you want?

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

甚麼 sam6 mo1 shen2 me5 = what; something 國

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7 compounds containing this word:

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *