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

The Real Meaning

In Mandarin Chinese, the character (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!