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

  (Pinyin): hé lè ér bù wéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ lok⁴ ji⁴ bat¹ wai⁴

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• 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/
• 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/

Phrase

何樂而不為

1. why not do it? why unwilling to do it?

Synonyms

• 何樂不為／何乐不为 (hélèbùwéi)