幹嗎
See also: 干吗
Chinese
Etymology 1
main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang) |
(question tag); morphine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (幹嗎) | 幹 | 嗎 | |
| simp. (干吗) | 干 | 吗 | |
| alternative forms | 幹嘛／干嘛 幹麼／干么 | ||
幹 (“to do”) + 嗎 (“(dialectal Mandarin, e.g. Tianjin) what”). Colloquial; the formal equivalent in Standard Mandarin is 做什麼 or 幹什麼.
The second element is cognate with 麼 (me) in Standard Mandarin 什麼／什么 (shénme, “what”), and is usually written as 嘛 when writing Tianjin dialect. Dictionaries only consider toneless ma (declarative particle) as the only proper use of 嘛. All other senses, including the dialectally influenced pronunciation of má ("what") and the interrogative particle of ma, are considered incorrect. However, there is much confusion in actual writing, possibly with 幹嘛 being used more commonly for this sense.
Pronunciation
Verb
幹嗎
Adverb
幹嗎
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 為什麼 (“why”) [map]
Etymology 2
main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang) |
(question tag); morphine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (幹嗎) | 幹 | 嗎 | |
| simp. (干吗) | 干 | 吗 | |
| alternative forms | 幹麼／干么 | ||
Pronunciation
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