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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Adverb
1.2.1
Synonyms
1.2.2
Derived terms
Chinese
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carry; what; how
carry; what; how; why; which
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad.
(
何苦
)
何
苦
simp.
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(
何苦
)
何
苦
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
hékǔ
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
ho
4
fu
2
Gan
(
Wiktionary
)
:
ho
2
ku
3
Hakka
(
Sixian
,
PFS
)
:
hò-khú
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
hô͘-khó͘
/
hô-khó͘
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
hékǔ
Zhuyin
:
ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
hékǔ
Wade–Giles
:
ho
2
-kʻu
3
Yale
:
hé-kǔ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
herkuu
Palladius
:
хэку
(xɛku)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/xɤ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
ho
4
fu
2
Yale
:
hòh fú
Cantonese Pinyin
:
ho
4
fu
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
ho
4
fu
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/hɔː
²¹
fuː³⁵/
Gan
(
Nanchang
)
Wiktionary
:
ho
2
ku
3
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ho²⁴ kʰu²¹³/
Hakka
(
Sixian
, incl.
Miaoli
and
Meinong
)
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
:
hò-khú
Hakka Romanization System
:
hoˇ ku`
Hagfa Pinyim
:
ho
2
ku
3
Sinological
IPA
:
/ho¹¹ kʰu³¹/
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
hô͘-khó͘
Tâi-lô
:
hôo-khóo
Phofsit Daibuun
:
ho'qor
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/hɔ²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/
(
Hokkien
:
General
Taiwanese
,
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
hô-khó͘
Tâi-lô
:
hô-khóo
Phofsit Daibuun
:
hoi'qor
IPA
(
Kaohsiung
)
:
/hɤ²³⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴¹/
IPA
(
Zhangzhou
)
:
/ho¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³/
IPA
(
Taipei
)
:
/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁵³/
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/ho²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³/
Adverb
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何苦
why
bother
Synonyms
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乜使
(
Hokkien
)
何乜苦
(
Taiwanese Hokkien
)
何得苦
(
Hokkien
)
何必
(
hébì
)
何苦來
/
何苦来
(
hékǔlái
)
何須
/
何须
(
héxū
)
(
literary
)
抑使
(
Taiwanese Hokkien
)
抑著
(
Zhangzhou Hokkien
)
敢著
/
敢着
(
Hokkien
)
煞著
(
Hokkien
)
甲使
(
Zhangzhou Hokkien
)
甲著
/
甲着
(
Xiamen Hokkien
,
Zhangzhou Hokkien
)
Derived terms
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何苦來
/
何苦来
(
hékǔlái
)