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kewei = kebukeyi? what is wei?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 8:28 am
by guest
i heard "wo ke3wei4 wen ni yige wenti" on a tv show.
the subtitle read kebukeyi (can/cannot). Can someone explain the wei there to me?
Re: kewei = kebukeyi? what is wei?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 10:01 pm
by Hanzi Wensheng
Yes, kewei = kebukeyi
Kewei is seldom used because it's Wenyen Wen (old Chinese), while kebukeyi is Baihua Wen (modern Chinese). Sometimes people use Wenyen sayings to make themselves appear scholarly or sophisticated.
Re: kewei = kebukeyi? what is wei?
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 6:48 am
by guest
So in a way it's like the fou3 in shi4fou3 right? Though I hear that one kind of frequently than I've heard "wei." What's the character for "wei?"
Re: kewei = kebukeyi? what is wei?
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 8:22 am
by Hanzi Wensheng
You're corrrect. Also, the "old way" to say "weishenme" is "weihe" 為何
kewei 可未
Re: kewei = kebukeyi? what is wei?
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:05 pm
by heart
what is wei in english?
Re: kewei = kebukeyi? what is wei?
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 9:09 am
by Dylan Sung
未 wei means 'not' in one of it's senses.
Re: kewei = kebukeyi? what is wei?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:13 am
by jinfeng1
"wo ke3wei4 wen ni yige wenti. " This cannot happen in our daily life. Please forget it . It can happen in literature. Some people who do not master Mandarin may use this wei4.
As i know , rare chinese say shi4fou3 in daily life. It is written chinese!