DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word wai sam mo - 为什么 - wai6 sam6 mo1
(why in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
wai6 sam6 mo1
English translations
why, what for, how come
Chinese characters:
为什么
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为什么 ( wai sam mo / wai6 sam6 mo1 ) in traditional characters
爲什麽
Topic
Interrogatives
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
what | for
为什么 ( wai sam mo / wai6 sam6 mo1 ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 96)
为什么 ( wai sam mo / wai6 sam6 mo1 ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 96)
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