British pronunciation:

[w? t] [? z] [? t] ?

American pronunciation:

[wɑt] [? z] [? t] ?

Chinese homonym: the word "Walter" is "Et".

English original: what is it?

Chinese translation: What is this? /What's the matter?

Example:' What is it?' He said again, inconsistent of the repetition.

"What's that?" He asked again, completely unaware that he was repeating the question.

Extended materials:

What is this has "What is this?" What is that means "what is that?" The difference between them is that the former is used to ask short-distance things, while the latter is used to ask long-distance things, and their answers can all be "It's."

What are they means what they (they) are (who), which can be used to ask people and things. What are they? It's also used to ask about things that are close, and it's the plural form of "What is this". What are they? It's also used to ask about things that are far away, and it's the plural form of "What is that".