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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adverb
為什麼
- why; for what reason; how come
為什麼那麼多移民選擇加拿大? [MSC, trad.]
为什么那么多移民选择加拿大? [MSC, simp.]- Wèishénme nàme duō yímín xuǎnzé Jiānádà?
- Why do so many migrants choose Canada?
同樣的藥為什麼價格相差很多? [MSC, trad.]
同样的药为什么价格相差很多? [MSC, simp.]- Tóngyàng de yào wèishénme jiàgé xiāngchà hěn duō?
- Why do prices for the same medicine differ so much?
為什麼我的父母從來不為我考慮? [MSC, trad.]
为什么我的父母从来不为我考虑? [MSC, simp.]- Wèishénme wǒ de fùmǔ cónglái bù wèi wǒ kǎolǜ?
- Why don't mum and dad ever take me into consideration?
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
為什麼 (“why”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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何為, 何以, 何, 何故, 緣何, 胡, 奚, 曷, 胡為
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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為什麼, 為何, 因何, 何以
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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為什麼, 幹嗎, 幹什麼
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Taiwan
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為什麼
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Harbin
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為啥
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Malaysia
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為什麼, 做什麼, 做麼
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Singapore
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為什麼, 做什麼, 做麼
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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為嘛
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Jinan
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為麼兒, 為麼, 幹麼兒, 為什麼
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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為麼, 為麼個
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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為啥, 因啥
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Xining
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為啥
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Xuzhou
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為啥, 擁啥, 擁什麼
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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為啥
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Lanzhou
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為啥
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Ürümqi
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為啥
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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為啥子, 做啥子
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Wuhan
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做麼事, 為麼事
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Guiyang
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為哪樣, 為些哪樣
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Guilin
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為什麼
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Liuzhou
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為什麼
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Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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為什麼
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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為什麼
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Yangzhou
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甚們事, 做事, 做啥, 為甚們 formal
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Hefei
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怎搞, 怎搞的
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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點解, 做乜, 做乜嘢, 為乜, 為乜為物, 做乜事幹, 因乜事幹, 因乜解究, 因乜緣故, 何解, 乜, 咩
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Hong Kong
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點解, 做乜, 做乜嘢, 做咩, 為乜, 為咩, 做乜事幹, 因乜事幹, 因乜解究, 因咩解究, 因乜緣故, 何解, 乜, 咩
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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做乜嘢
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Macau
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為乜嘢
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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點解
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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整乜嘢
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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做乜嘢
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Foshan
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點解
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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點解
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Foshan (Shunde)
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為乜嘢
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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因乜嘢, 點解
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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為乜嘢
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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為乜嘢
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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點解
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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點解
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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點解
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Taishan
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幾何, 幾解, 做乜, 為乜, 乜頭路
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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幾解
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Enping (Niujiang)
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做乜
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Dongguan
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點解, 做乜嘢, 做乜, 為乜嘢
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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點解
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Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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點解
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Yangjiang
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為乜, 為乜事, 做乜, 做乜事, 做乜嘢
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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為物底
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Qinzhou
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為乜嘢, 為乜
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Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
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為乜底
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Beihai
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為乜嘢
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Beihai (Nankang)
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做乜嘢
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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為乜底
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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做乜嘢, 為乜
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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做乜嘢
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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做乜嘢, 為乜
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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點解
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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點解
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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做乜嘢
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Móng Cái
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點解, 為乜
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Yangon (Taishan)
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幾解
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Gan
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Nanchang
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為什哩
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Pingxiang
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為咋個, 為咋哩, 做咋個, 做咋哩, 何解
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Hakka
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Meixian
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做麼個
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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做乜嘢, 做嘢
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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做麼個
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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做麼個
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Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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仰解, 做乜嘢
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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為乜嘢
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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為麼個
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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做麼個
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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做麼個
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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做麼個
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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做麼個
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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做麼個
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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做麼個
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Hong Kong
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做麼個
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Kuching (Hepo)
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做乜個
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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為甚, 因為甚, 幹什
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Xinzhou
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𠰻們
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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為孰事, 做孰事
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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蔣其, 蔣講, 做什乇, 做什名, 幹乜勢, 傒勢
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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傒勢
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Fuqing
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介計
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Yongtai
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蔣其
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Gutian
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做什乇
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Fu'an
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做乜乇
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Ningde
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做乇
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Shouning
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做呢乇
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Zhouning
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做乜乇
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Fuding
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做哪乇
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Matsu
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為什乇, 蔣其, 蔣講, 做什乇, 傒勢
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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為什物, 按怎, 物代, 敢咧, 創什物
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Quanzhou
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按怎, 物代
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Jinjiang
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為啥物
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Zhangzhou
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按怎
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Zhao'an
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為甚物
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Dongshan
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為甚物
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Taipei
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為啥物, 是按怎
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Penang (Hokkien)
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何物事, 做物事, 做物
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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按怎
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Manila (Hokkien)
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敢哪, 敢哪誌
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Chaozhou
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做呢
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Shantou
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做呢
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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做呢
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Singapore (Teochew)
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做呢
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Leizhou
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作乜, 因乜
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Wenchang
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作乜, 因乜, 怎作
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Haikou
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作乜, 作個乜, 作乜物, 因乜, 因個乜
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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作乜
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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為乜嘢
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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做門, 做哪門, 為哪門
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Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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為什個
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Wu
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Shanghai
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啥體, 為啥, 做啥, 啥講究, 為啥體, 啥個講究, 啥道理, 為啥道理, 啥個路道, 啥個緣故
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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為何, 做何
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Suzhou
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為啥, 為點啥, 做啥, 啥體, 為啥體
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Danyang
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為點高, 做點高
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Hangzhou
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為啥
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Wenzhou
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妝乜, 為何呢, 為乜事幹
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Jinhua
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為淡事幹, 為待西
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Xiang
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Changsha
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為麼子, 何解
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Xiangtan
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奚解
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Loudi
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嗎介
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Shuangfeng
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為麼子, 做麼子
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