Why does the Chinese word for "Who?" sound like
Shay?!

谁

The Real Meaning

In Mandarin Chinese, the character 谁 (pronounced as shéi) actually translates to Who?.

The Funny Part

Ask 'shéi?' (who?) and sound like you're calling for someone named Shay.

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谁 means who! shéi — second tone. A very useful question word!