怎生
Chinese
| how | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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| simp. and trad. (怎生) |
怎 | 生 | |
Pronunciation
Adverb
怎生 (obsolete)
- how
- 孩兒，你教我怎生說波！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing, The Injustice to Dou E
- Hái'ér, nǐ jiào wǒ zěnshēng shuō bō! [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
孩儿，你教我怎生说波！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- why
- 婆婆索錢去了，怎生這早晚不見回來？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing, The Injustice to Dou E
- Pópó suǒqián qù le, zěnshēng zhè zǎowǎn bùjiàn huílái? [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
婆婆索钱去了，怎生这早晚不见回来？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- no matter what; must
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 怎麼 (“how”) [map]
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