啥幹

Chinese

		(dialect) what	main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang)
trad. (啥幹)		啥	幹
simp. (啥干)		啥	干

Etymology

Contraction of 啥 and 事幹／事干.

Compare e.g. Shanghainese, Suzhounese 啥體／啥体 from 啥 + 事體／事体.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷soq-ki₅ / ⁵sou-ki₅

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁷soq-ki₅
    • MiniDict: soh^入 ki^去
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /soʔ⁵⁵ ki³³/
  • (Northern: Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁵sou-ki₅
    • MiniDict: sou^去 ki^去
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /səu⁵⁵ ki³³/

Pronoun

啥幹 (Ningbonese)

1. what (of actions or events)
2. how come; why; what for

Derived terms

• 作啥幹／作啥干
• 阿啥幹／阿啥干