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為什麼

wai6 sam6 mo1

wei4 shen2 me5

why | Also: 為甚麼 | 粵: 點解; 為乜

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 7,530,000

為什麼 / 为什么

為 wai4 wai6 wei2 wei4 - do, act; handle; be; for
什 sap6 sam6 zaap6 shen2 {shi2} - what; miscellaneous
麼 mo1 maa1 mo2 ma1 mo5 - an interrogative final particle

This word was added by aaron on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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