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什麼

ChineseEdit

		tenth (used in fractions)	dimi.
trad. (什麼/甚麼)		什/甚	麼
simp. (什么)		什	么

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shénme, shéme

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙, ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄜ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam⁶ mo¹
Min Nan (POJ): sím-mih

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shénme
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenr.mhe
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ mə³/
  - (file)
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shéme
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄜ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sher.mhe
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ mə³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam⁶ mo¹
  - Yale: sahm mō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam⁶ mo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐm²² mɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sím-mih
  - Tâi-lô: sím-mih
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ miʔ³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕim⁵³⁻³⁴ miʔ³²/

PronounEdit

什麼

(interrogative) what

這是什麼？ [MSC, trad.]

这是什么？ [MSC, simp.]

Zhè shì shénme? [Pinyin]

What is this?

你平時喜歡做什麼？ [MSC, trad.]

你平时喜欢做什么？ [MSC, simp.]

Nǐ píngshí xǐhuān zuò shénme? [Pinyin]

What do you like doing in your spare time?
something; anything; whatever

你想吃點什麼嗎？ [MSC, trad.]

你想吃点什么吗？ [MSC, simp.]

Nǐ xiǎng chī diǎn shénme ma? [Pinyin]

Would you like something to eat?

我什麼都不知道。 [MSC, trad.]

我什么都不知道。 [MSC, simp.]

Wǒ shénme dōu bù zhīdào. [Pinyin]

I don't know anything

我什麼也不怕。 [MSC, trad.]

我什么也不怕。 [MSC, simp.]

Wǒ shénme yě bù pà. [Pinyin]

I'm not afraid of anything.
(when used two time in a sentence) whatever

他可以想做什麼就做什麼。 [MSC, trad.]

他可以想做什么就做什么。 [MSC, simp.]

Tā kěyǐ xiǎng zuò shénme jiù zuò shénme. [Pinyin]

He can do whatever he wants.
(used to express surprise or anger) what

干的是什麼事兒！ [MSC, trad. and simp.]

Gàn de shì shénme shìr! [Pinyin]

What a thing to do!
(used before an enumeration) like; such as; and so on
(used to express disapproval, disagreement)

SynonymsEdit

啥 (regional)
咩 (regional)
(Cantonese) 乜嘢, 咩嘢, 乜嘢嘢

Derived termsEdit

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