See also: 胡为

Chinese edit

barbarian; recklessly; surname
 
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (胡為/胡爲) /
simp. (胡为)

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

胡為

  1. to act like a bully; to act recklessly

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (33) (35)
Final () (23) (14)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter hu hjweH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦuo/ /ɦˠiuᴇH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦuo/ /ɦʷᵚiɛH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣo/ /ɣiuɛH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦɔ/ /ɦjwiə̆H/
Li
Rong
/ɣo/ /ɣjueH/
Wang
Li
/ɣu/ /ɣǐweH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɣuo/ /wie̯H/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wu4 wai6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
No. 4255
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡaː/ /*ɢʷals/

Pronoun edit

胡為

  1. (literary) why; how
    Synonym: 為什麼为什么 (wèishénme)
Synonyms edit