凭什么 Traditional form: 憑什麼 Pinyin (reading): píngshénme Definitions: (spoken) why? for which reason? Characters: 凭 - to lean on; to rely on 什 - what? mixed, miscellaneous 么 - interrogative particle Traditional characters: 憑 - to lean on; to rely on 什 - what? mixed, miscellaneous 麼 - interrogative particle