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什麼時候

sam6 mo1 si4 hau6

shen2 me5 shi2 hou4

when? (time)

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,390,000

什麼時候

什 sap6 sam6 zaap6 shen2 {shi2} - what; miscellaneous
麼 mo1 maa1 mo2 ma1 mo5 - an interrogative final particle
時 si4 shi2 - time
候 hau6 hou4 - wait; expect; period; time;

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

This word was added by claw on 13th Jan 2005 and last edited on 27th Jul 2007

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