Chinese
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to do; to make; to produce
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the bleating of sheep
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simp. and trad.
(做咩)
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做
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咩
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| Literally: “to do what”.
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Pronunciation
Adverb
(deprecated template usage) 做咩
- (Cantonese) why; what for
做咩你咁冇腦㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
做咩你咁冇脑㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]- zou6 me1 nei5 gam3 mou5 nou5 gaa3? [Jyutping]
- Why are you so stupid?
你想學德文做咩啫？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你想学德文做咩啫？ [Cantonese, simp.]- nei5 soeng2 hok6 dak1 man4 zou6 me1 ze1? [Jyutping]
- What do you want to learn German for? / Why would you want to learn German?
Usage notes
做咩 may carry undertones of displeasure or exasperation while 點解／点解 is used for simple questioning or inquiry.
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 有咩用 (literally “has what purpose”), (Mandarin) 有什麼用／有什么用 (literally “has what purpose”)
| 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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Verb
做咩
- (Cantonese) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 做 (zuò), 咩 (miē).
你做咩呀你？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- nei5 zou6 me1 aa3 nei5? [Jyutping]
- What are you doing?
