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這麼

简这么 · 繁這麼

Mandarin · pinyin zhè me

so much
this much
how much?
this way
like this

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這: zhè · this, the, here
麼: me · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
这: zhè · this, the, here
么: me · interrogative particle; small

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4–5 · zhe4 me5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ze2 mo1 · ze3 mo1 · ze5 mo1

Cantonese word readings for 這麼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adv

this; so; such (modifies adjectives)
like so; this way (modifies verbs)

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