怎麼著

See also: 怎么着

Chinese

		how; how come; why	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
trad. (怎麼著/怎麼着)		怎麼	著/着
simp. (怎么着)		怎么	着

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zěnmezhe, zěnmezhao

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄓㄜ, ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄓㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zam² mo¹ zoek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zěnmezhe
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄓㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zěnme̊jhe̊
    • Wade–Giles: tsên³-mê⁵-chê⁵
    • Yale: dzěn-me-je
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeen.me.je
    • Palladius: цзэньмэчжэ (czɛnʹmɛčžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zěnmezhao
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄓㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zěnme̊jhåo
    • Wade–Giles: tsên³-mê⁵-chao⁵
    • Yale: dzěn-me-jau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeen.me.jau
    • Palladius: цзэньмэчжао (czɛnʹmɛčžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ɑʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zam² mo¹ zoek⁶
    • Yale: jám mō jeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzam² mo¹ dzoek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zem² mo¹ zêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚²/

Pronoun

怎麼著

1. (colloquial) Used to serve as a substitute for a verb phrase or a noun phrase; what; how

   你想怎麼著？／你想怎么着？  ―  Nǐ xiǎng zěnmezhao?  ―  What do you want? / What do you want to do?

2. (colloquial) whatsoever; howsoever

   不管怎麼著，都不要開門！ [MSC, trad.]
   不管怎么着，都不要开门！ [MSC, simp.]

   Bùguǎn zěnmezhao, dōu bùyào kāimén! [Pinyin]

   No matter what happens, don't open the door!