恁麼

简 恁么 · 繁 恁麼
Mandarin · pinyin rèn me

Meanings

  1. (old) this way
  2. what?
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恁
nèn · that, like this, thus, so, such
麼
me · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
么
me · interrogative particle; small
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4–5 · ren4 me5

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adv

  1. (Classical) like so; this way

pron

  1. (obsolete) how; what; in what way

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