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No, you are wrong, not even close. "神马／神么" are just variants of "什么"（"what" in English). Young people use these Internet-ish words just for fun. Literally, "神"
by edwinyzh 13y ago
No, you are wrong, not even close. "神马／神么" are just variants of "什么"（"what" in English). Young people use these Internet-ish words just for fun.
Literally, "神" doesn't mean "God", "God" in Chinese is "上帝".
I'm a native Chinese.
- franzwong 13y agoI am also native Chinese. In Hong Kong, "神" means God.
- edwinyzh 13y agoWell, since most audience here are non-Chinese speaking people, how about let's be clear. So in this context, "神马／神么" are Mandarin words, and I believe that people in HK speak Cantonese and don't usually use these Mandarin words. On the other hand, IMHO, just IMHO, "God" being translated into Chinese(Cantonese) as "神" is not thoughtful as it introduces confusion.