何必
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Chinese[edit]
carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which |
certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily | ||
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simp. and trad. (何必) |
何 | 必 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
何必
- (in rhetorical questions) why; why on earth (i.e. there is no need); why bother
- 錢之所祐,吉無不利。何必讀書,然後富貴! [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Western Jin, 魯褒, 錢神論
- Qián zhī suǒ yòu, jí wú bùlì. Hébì dúshū, ránhòu fùguì! [Pinyin]
- Those who are blessed by money are lucky and without misfortune. Why bother studying, and with that achieve wealth and social position?
钱之所祐,吉无不利。何必读书,然后富贵! [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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References[edit]
- “Entry #2902”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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何 | 必 |
Adverb[edit]
- Hanja form? of 하필 (“of all things”).
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