"why me" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-why me.wav
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  1. An expression of surprise, annoyance, or disgust to question why something bad has happened to the speaker. Translations (expression questioning why something bad has happened to the speaker): 為什麼是我 /为什么是我 (wèishénme shì wǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), neden ben (Turkish), niye ben (Turkish)
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      "sense": "expression questioning why something bad has happened to the speaker",
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