"為甚麼" meaning in Chinois

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Adverb

IPA: \u̯eɪ̯˥˩ ʂən˧˥ mə˧\, \u̯eɪ̯˥˩ ʂən˧˥ mə˧\ [Mandarin] Forms: 为甚么 [Simplified Chinese], 为什么
  1. Pourquoi, pour quelle raison.
    Sense id: fr-為甚麼-zh-adv-~HfeZ9my
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 何故 (hégù)
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
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      "name": "Chinois",
      "orig": "chinois",
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      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de 为 (為, wèi) (« pour ») et de 甚么 (甚麼, shénme) (« quoi »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "为甚么",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "为什么",
      "roman": "wèi shénme"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinois",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Adverbe interrogatif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "為甚麼下雨天路上有很多蚯蚓呢?\nWèishénme xiàyǔ tiān lùshàng yǒu hěn duō qiūyǐn ne?",
          "translation": "Pourquoi y-a-t-il autant de vers de terre sur la route quand il pleut ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pourquoi, pour quelle raison."
      ],
      "id": "fr-為甚麼-zh-adv-~HfeZ9my"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wèi shénme"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\u̯eɪ̯˥˩ ʂən˧˥ mə˧\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\u̯eɪ̯˥˩ ʂən˧˥ mə˧\\",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wèi shénme"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "EFEO"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wei-chen-me"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wei⁴ shên² mê⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wèishénme"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hégù",
      "word": "何故"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "interrogative"
  ],
  "word": "為甚麼"
}
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    "Adverbes interrogatifs en chinois",
    "chinois"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de 为 (為, wèi) (« pour ») et de 甚么 (甚麼, shénme) (« quoi »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "为甚么",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "为什么",
      "roman": "wèi shénme"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinois",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Adverbe interrogatif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "為甚麼下雨天路上有很多蚯蚓呢?\nWèishénme xiàyǔ tiān lùshàng yǒu hěn duō qiūyǐn ne?",
          "translation": "Pourquoi y-a-t-il autant de vers de terre sur la route quand il pleut ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pourquoi, pour quelle raison."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wèi shénme"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\u̯eɪ̯˥˩ ʂən˧˥ mə˧\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\u̯eɪ̯˥˩ ʂən˧˥ mə˧\\",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wèi shénme"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "EFEO"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wei-chen-me"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wei⁴ shên² mê⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wèishénme"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hégù",
      "word": "何故"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "interrogative"
  ],
  "word": "為甚麼"
}

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