<blockquote>
  <p>什么每天用老公的牙刷刷马桶</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It's a colloquial usage. It's not a serious/formal writing I think. </p>

<p>什么 here could be interpreted as 像什么, 像，比如像什么， or "<strong>something/things like</strong>" in English. </p>

<p>The sentence could be rephrased as </p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>像什么</strong>每天用老公的牙刷刷马桶, ... ...  </p>
  
  <p><strong>像</strong>每天用老公的牙刷刷马桶, ... ...</p>
  
  <p><strong>Things like</strong>, she uses her husband's toothbrush to brush a toilet every
  day, ... ...</p>
</blockquote>

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dan
<p>The excerpt is from <a href="https://www.zhihu.com/question/26290171?sort=created" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the top answer on 知乎</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>再加上「真假TV」里爆出来的，<strong>什么</strong>每天用老公的牙刷刷马桶，把排泄物混到料理里微笑着看他吃下去之类的，可以拿去回答「人性到底可以有多阴暗」了。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>According to <a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=0&amp;wdqtm=0&amp;wdqcham=1&amp;wdqt=%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MDBG dictionary</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>什么 what? / who? / something / anything</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I guess the 什么 here means "what the hell" or something like that. So the meaning of the entire sentence is something like the following:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>How can she use her husband's toothbrush to brush a toilet every day</p>
</blockquote>

<p>But is my understanding correct here? What is the meaning of 什么 here and can it be used as such? Maybe more explanations about the usage in general would be helpful. </p>

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bkrs： 什么（表示惊讶或不满）:
什么，你真是这个意思? What, do you really mean it?
什么！没有钱? What! No money?
（表示责难）:
你说呀！装什么哑巴? Speak! Stop playing dumb.
（表示不同意对方刚说的话）:
什么不懂！装糊涂就是了。 What do you mean--not understand? You're just pretending.
user6065
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The 什么 here is equivalent to "such as".
young99
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writers often omit commas
user6065
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What does 什么每天 mean?
# What does 什么每天 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-30)

The excerpt is from [the top answer on 知乎](https://www.zhihu.com/question/26290171?sort=created):

> 再加上「真假TV」里爆出来的，**什么**每天用老公的牙刷刷马桶，把排泄物混到料理里微笑着看他吃下去之类的，可以拿去回答「人性到底可以有多阴暗」了。

According to [MDBG dictionary](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqtm=0&wdqcham=1&wdqt=%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88):

> 什么 what? / who? / something / anything

I guess the 什么 here means "what the hell" or something like that. So the meaning of the entire sentence is something like the following:

> How can she use her husband's toothbrush to brush a toilet every day

But is my understanding correct here? What is the meaning of 什么 here and can it be used as such? Maybe more explanations about the usage in general would be helpful.

**Tags:** meaning-in-context, word

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: bkrs： 什么（表示惊讶或不满）: 什么，你真是这个意思? What, do you really mean it? 什么！没有钱? What! No money? （表示责难）: 你说呀！装什么哑巴? Speak! Stop playing dumb. （表示不同意对方刚说的话）: 什么不懂！装糊涂就是了。 What do you mean--not understand? You're just pretending.  
> **username_2**: The 什么 here is equivalent to "such as".  
> **username_1**: writers often omit commas  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-10-30. Score: 1

> 什么每天用老公的牙刷刷马桶

It's a colloquial usage. It's not a serious/formal writing I think.

什么 here could be interpreted as 像什么, 像，比如像什么， or "**something/things like**" in English.

The sentence could be rephrased as

> **像什么**每天用老公的牙刷刷马桶, ... ...
>
> **像**每天用老公的牙刷刷马桶, ... ...
>
> **Things like**, she uses her husband's toothbrush to brush a toilet every
> day, ... ...


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