Wh-words (i.e., question words) such as shéi 誰 ‘who’ and shénme 甚麼 ‘what’ do not only have interrogative readings (Wh-questions, Modern), they also have non-interrogative readings (Chao 1968, Lǚ 1980). Aside from an indefinite interpretation, they can also have a universal interpretation or a free-choice interpretation. Which interpretation the wh-words have depends on a couple of factors: the environment in whic…