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為甚麼 (wai6 sam6 mo1) — why | Also: 為什麼 | 粵: 點解, 為乜 in Cantonese

waiˍ₆為samˍ₆甚moˉ¹麼
简 为甚么
Mandarin Pinyin: wei4 shen2/she2 me5

Meaning of 為甚麼

nounwhy | Also: 為什麼 | 粵: 點解, 為乜
nounwhy

Characters in 為甚麼

為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
甚sam6
exceed; be more than
麼mo1
suffix used after some Chinese characters

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