何得苦

Chinese

		carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad. (何得苦)		何	得	苦
simp. #(何得苦)		何	得	苦

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hô͘-tit-khó͘ / hô͘-tiak-khó͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘-tit-khó͘
    • Tâi-lô: hôo-tit-khóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ho'ditqor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² tit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ¹³⁻²² tit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘-tiak-khó͘
    • Tâi-lô: hôo-tiak-khóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ho'diakqor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

Adverb

何得苦

1. (Southern Min) why bother

Synonyms

• 乜使 (Hokkien)
• 何乜苦 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 何必 (hébì)
• 何苦 (hékǔ)
• 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)