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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries无论什么
Pronunciation / Transliteration: wú lùn shén me
"你可以买任何你想要的东西。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Anything or everything that is the case or that is specified.
"You can choose whatever you like from the menu."
- 1
Used to express indifference or to dismiss a topic of conversation.
"I told him he was late, and he just shrugged and said, 'Whatever.'"
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hwæt' (what) combined with 'æfre' (ever). The compound has existed since Middle English to denote unrestricted choice or indifference, eventually expanding into a dismissive interjection in late 20th-century colloquial slang.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whatever" is said worldwide
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peu importe
Transliteration: pø ɛ̃.pɔʁt
"Tu peux faire peu importe ce que tu veux."
was auch immer
Transliteration: vas aʊx ˈɪma
"Du kannst kaufen, was auch immer du möchtest."
qualunque cosa
Transliteration: kwaˈluŋ.kwe ˈkɔ.za
"Prendi qualunque cosa ti serva."
lo que sea
Transliteration: lo ke ˈsea
"Puedes elegir lo que sea que prefieras."
o que quer que seja
Transliteration: u ke kɛʁ ki ˈsɛʒɐ
"Faz o que quer que seja necessário."
जो कुछ भी
Transliteration: jo kuch bhi
"जो कुछ भी तुम्हें पसंद हो, ले लो।"
无论什么
Transliteration: wú lùn shén me
"你可以买任何你想要的东西。"
무엇이든
Transliteration: mueos-ideun
"원하는 것은 무엇이든 고르세요."
何でも
Transliteration: nan demo
"好きなものは何でも選んでいいよ。"
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