何樂而不為
Chinese
carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which |
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
not; no | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (何樂而不為/何樂而不爲) | 何 | 樂 | 而 | 不 | 為/爲 | |
| simp. (何乐而不为) | 何 | 乐 | 而 | 不 | 为 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hé lè ér bù wéi
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hé lè ér bù wéi
- Wade–Giles: ho2 lê4 êrh2 pu4 wei2
- Yale: hé lè ér bù wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her leh erl bu wei
- Palladius: хэ лэ эр бу вэй (xɛ lɛ er bu vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ho4 lok4 ji4 bat1 wai4
- Yale: hòh lòhk yìh bāt wàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho4 lok4 ji4 bat7 wai4
- Guangdong Romanization: ho4 log4 yi4 bed1 wei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː²¹ lɔːk̚²¹ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
何樂而不為
- why not do it? why unwilling to do it?