"幹嘛" meaning in Chinese

See 幹嘛 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/ [Beijing, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, dialectal], /kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/ [Beijing, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, dialectal], /kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/, /kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/, /kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: gànmá [Mandarin, Pinyin], gàmá [Mandarin, Pinyin], gàimá [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gànmá [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], gànmá [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], kan⁴-ma² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], gàn-má [Mandarin, Yale, standard], gannma [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ганьма [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ganʹma [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], gàmá [Beijing, Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, dialectal], ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Beijing, Mandarin, bopomofo, dialectal], gàmá [Beijing, Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, dialectal], ka⁴-ma² [Beijing, Mandarin, Wade-Giles, dialectal], gà-má [Beijing, Mandarin, Yale, dialectal], gahma [Beijing, Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, dialectal], гама [Beijing, Mandarin, Palladius, dialectal], gama [Beijing, Mandarin, Palladius, dialectal], gàimá [Beijing, Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, dialectal], ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Beijing, Mandarin, bopomofo, dialectal], gàimá [Beijing, Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, dialectal], kai⁴-ma² [Beijing, Mandarin, Wade-Giles, dialectal], gài-má [Beijing, Mandarin, Yale, dialectal], gayma [Beijing, Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, dialectal], гайма [Beijing, Mandarin, Palladius, dialectal], gajma [Beijing, Mandarin, Palladius, dialectal] Forms: 干嘛
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 幹嘛
  1. Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (“why, whatever for”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 幹嗎 /干吗 (extra: why, whatever for)
    Sense id: en-幹嘛-zh-adv-w4XkjOIy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/ [Beijing, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, dialectal], /kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/ [Beijing, Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, dialectal], /kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/, /kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/, /kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: gànmá [Mandarin, Pinyin], gàmá [Mandarin, Pinyin], gàimá [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gànmá [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], gànmá [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], kan⁴-ma² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], gàn-má [Mandarin, Yale, standard], gannma [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ганьма [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ganʹma [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], gàmá [Beijing, Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, dialectal], ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Beijing, Mandarin, bopomofo, dialectal], gàmá [Beijing, Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, dialectal], ka⁴-ma² [Beijing, Mandarin, Wade-Giles, dialectal], gà-má [Beijing, Mandarin, Yale, dialectal], gahma [Beijing, Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, dialectal], гама [Beijing, Mandarin, Palladius, dialectal], gama [Beijing, Mandarin, Palladius, dialectal], gàimá [Beijing, Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, dialectal], ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ [Beijing, Mandarin, bopomofo, dialectal], gàimá [Beijing, Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, dialectal], kai⁴-ma² [Beijing, Mandarin, Wade-Giles, dialectal], gài-má [Beijing, Mandarin, Yale, dialectal], gayma [Beijing, Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, dialectal], гайма [Beijing, Mandarin, Palladius, dialectal], gajma [Beijing, Mandarin, Palladius, dialectal] Forms: 干嘛
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 幹嘛
  1. Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (“what is someone doing; what is up”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 幹嗎 /干吗 (extra: what is someone doing; what is up)
    Sense id: en-幹嘛-zh-verb-HJI0sH~A Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 13 40 14 14 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 47 11 11 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 55 8 8 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kän⁵¹ mä¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kän⁵¹ mä¹/ Chinese transliterations: gàn ma [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄢˋ ˙ㄇㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gàn ma [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], gàn må [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kan⁴ ma⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gàn ma [Mandarin, Yale], gann .ma [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гань ма [Mandarin, Palladius], ganʹ ma [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 干嘛
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 幹嘛
  1. Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (gàn ma, “to do + question particle”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 幹嗎 /干吗 (extra: gàn ma, “to do + question particle”)
    Sense id: en-幹嘛-zh-verb-CaTx5vcY
  2. (vulgar) Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (gàn ma, “to fuck + question particle”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, vulgar Alternative form of: 幹嗎 /干吗 (extra: gàn ma, “to fuck + question particle”)
    Sense id: en-幹嘛-zh-verb-7NCKtvNa
  3. 幹/干 (gàn, “to do”) + 嘛 (ma, “particle in declarative sentences indicating obviousness or hope”)
    Sense id: en-幹嘛-zh-verb-4yCmENHi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "gàn-má"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      "zh-pron": "gannma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ганьма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ka⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gà-má"
    },
    {
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        "Beijing",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gama"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "dialectal"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "dialectal"
      ],
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        "Beijing",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "gayma"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гайма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gajma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    }
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      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gannma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ганьма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ka⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gà-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gahma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гама"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gama"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gài-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gayma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гайма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gajma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "幹嘛"
}

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      "form": "干嘛",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "extra": "gàn ma, “to do + question particle”",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (gàn ma, “to do + question particle”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-幹嘛-zh-verb-CaTx5vcY",
      "links": [
        [
          "幹嗎",
          "幹嗎#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "干吗",
          "干吗#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "gàn ma, “to fuck + question particle”",
          "word": "幹嗎 /干吗"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (gàn ma, “to fuck + question particle”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-幹嘛-zh-verb-7NCKtvNa",
      "links": [
        [
          "幹嗎",
          "幹嗎#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "干吗",
          "干吗#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (gàn ma, “to fuck + question particle”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You can't put the blame on him as it is his first time doing it.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Zhè yě bùnéng guài tā, tóuyīhuí gàn ma.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "這也不能怪他,頭一回幹嘛。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You can't put the blame on him as it is his first time doing it.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Zhè yě bùnéng guài tā, tóuyīhuí gàn ma.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "这也不能怪他,头一回干嘛。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "幹/干 (gàn, “to do”) + 嘛 (ma, “particle in declarative sentences indicating obviousness or hope”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-幹嘛-zh-verb-4yCmENHi",
      "links": [
        [
          "幹",
          "幹#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "干",
          "干#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "嘛",
          "嘛#Chinese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn ma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ˙ㄇㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn ma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn må"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan⁴ ma⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn ma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gann .ma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гань ма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹ ma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "幹嘛"
}
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    "Chinese lemmas",
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    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "form": "干嘛",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "extra": "what is someone doing; what is up",
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        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (“what is someone doing; what is up”)"
      ],
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          "干吗#Chinese"
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        "alternative"
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  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gannma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ганьма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ka⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gà-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gahma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гама"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gama"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gài-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gayma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гайма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gajma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "幹嘛"
}

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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 嘛",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 幹",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "form": "干嘛",
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  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "why, whatever for",
          "word": "幹嗎 /干吗"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (“why, whatever for”)"
      ],
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          "幹嗎",
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          "干吗#Chinese"
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        "alternative"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gànmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gannma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ганьма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàmá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ka⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gà-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gahma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гама"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gama"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄞˋ ㄇㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàimá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kai⁴-ma²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gài-má"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gayma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гайма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gajma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kä⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "幹嘛"
}

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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "干嘛",
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "gàn ma, “to do + question particle”",
          "word": "幹嗎 /干吗"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (gàn ma, “to do + question particle”)"
      ],
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          "幹嗎",
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        [
          "干吗",
          "干吗#Chinese"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "gàn ma, “to fuck + question particle”",
          "word": "幹嗎 /干吗"
        }
      ],
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        "Chinese vulgarities"
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        "Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (gàn ma, “to fuck + question particle”)"
      ],
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        [
          "幹嗎",
          "幹嗎#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "干吗",
          "干吗#Chinese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) Alternative form of 幹嗎 /干吗 (gàn ma, “to fuck + question particle”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You can't put the blame on him as it is his first time doing it.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Zhè yě bùnéng guài tā, tóuyīhuí gàn ma.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "這也不能怪他,頭一回幹嘛。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You can't put the blame on him as it is his first time doing it.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Zhè yě bùnéng guài tā, tóuyīhuí gàn ma.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "这也不能怪他,头一回干嘛。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "幹/干 (gàn, “to do”) + 嘛 (ma, “particle in declarative sentences indicating obviousness or hope”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "幹",
          "幹#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "干",
          "干#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "嘛",
          "嘛#Chinese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn ma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢˋ ˙ㄇㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn ma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn må"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan⁴ ma⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gàn ma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gann .ma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гань ма"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹ ma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵¹ mä¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "幹嘛"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 幹嘛 meaning in Chinese (9.6kB)

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