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why (for what reason) adverb [UK: waɪ] [US: ˈwaɪ] | 为什么 /wèishénme/adverb 为啥 /wèishá/adverb 為啥adverb 為甚麼/為什麼adverb |
why me (expression questioning why something bad has happened to the speaker) phrase | 为什么是我 /wèishénme shì wǒ/phrase 為什麼是我phrase |
why not (introduce a proposal) adverb [UK: waɪ nɒt] [US: ˈwaɪ ˈnɑːt] | 要不 /yàobù/adverb |
why not (state one has no objection) adverb [UK: waɪ nɒt] [US: ˈwaɪ ˈnɑːt] | 好的 /hǎo de/adverb |
why not (why is that not true) adverb [UK: waɪ nɒt] [US: ˈwaɪ ˈnɑːt] | 为什么 /wèishénme/adverb 为什么不呢 /wèishéme bù ne/adverb 何不 /hébù/adverb 為什麼adverb 為什麼不呢adverb |
Dee Why (suburb of Sydney) proper noun | 德威proper noun |