干嘛

Traditional: 幹嘛

gàn má

Dictionary entry

what are you doing?

What does 干嘛 mean?

干嘛 (gàn má) has the following dictionary meaning.

1what are you doing?

2whatever for?

3why on earth?

Character breakdown

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干gānold variant of 乾|干[gan1]嘛máused in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1] · (Tw) (coll.) what?

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How to pronounce 干嘛

干嘛

gàn má

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