沒有什麼

简 没有什么 · 繁 沒有什麼
Mandarin · pinyin méi yǒu shén me

Meanings

  1. it is nothing
  2. there's nothing ... about it
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沒
méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
什
shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
麼
me · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
没
méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink
么
me · interrogative particle; small
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2–3–2–5 · mei2 you3 shen2 me5

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