"何苦來" meaning in Chinese

See 何苦來 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /xɤ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ho²⁴ kʰu²¹³⁻¹³ lai³⁵/ [Gan, Nanchang, Sinological-IPA], /xɤ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/, /ho²⁴ kʰu²¹³⁻¹³ lai³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: hékǔlái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ho² ku³ lai⁴ [Gan, Wiktionary-specific], hékǔlái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hékǔlái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ho²-kʻu³-lai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hé-kǔ-lái [Mandarin, Yale], herkuulai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хэкулай [Mandarin, Palladius], xɛkulaj [Mandarin, Palladius], ho² ku³ lai⁴ [Gan, Nanchang, Wiktionary-specific]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 何苦來
  1. why bother
    Sense id: en-何苦來-zh-adv-MvoAXAUl Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 乜使 [Hokkien], 何乜苦 [Taiwanese-Hokkien], 何得苦 [Hokkien], 何必 (hébì), 何苦 (hékǔ), 何須 (héxū) [literary], 何须 (héxū) [literary], 抑使 [Taiwanese-Hokkien], 抑著 [Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 敢著 [Hokkien], 敢着 [Hokkien], 煞著 [Hokkien], 甲使 [Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 甲著 [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien], 甲着 [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien]

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        "why bother"
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          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "乜使"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Taiwanese-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "何乜苦"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "何得苦"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hébì",
          "word": "何必"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hékǔ",
          "word": "何苦"
        },
        {
          "roman": "héxū",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "何須"
        },
        {
          "roman": "héxū",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "何须"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Taiwanese-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "抑使"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "抑著"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "敢著"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "敢着"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "煞著"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "甲使"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Xiamen",
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "甲著"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien",
            "Xiamen",
            "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
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          "word": "甲着"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hékǔlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ho² ku³ lai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hékǔlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hékǔlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ho²-kʻu³-lai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé-kǔ-lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "herkuulai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хэкулай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xɛkulaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Nanchang",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ho² ku³ lai⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²⁴ kʰu²¹³⁻¹³ lai³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Nanchang",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²⁴ kʰu²¹³⁻¹³ lai³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何苦來"
}
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        "why bother"
      ],
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          "why",
          "why"
        ],
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          "bother",
          "bother"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "hékǔlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ho² ku³ lai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hékǔlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hékǔlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ho²-kʻu³-lai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hé-kǔ-lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "herkuulai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хэкулай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xɛkulaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Nanchang",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ho² ku³ lai⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²⁴ kʰu²¹³⁻¹³ lai³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Nanchang",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ho²⁴ kʰu²¹³⁻¹³ lai³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "乜使"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Taiwanese-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "何乜苦"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "何得苦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hébì",
      "word": "何必"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hékǔ",
      "word": "何苦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "héxū",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "何須"
    },
    {
      "roman": "héxū",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "何须"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Taiwanese-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抑使"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抑著"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "敢著"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "敢着"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "煞著"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "甲使"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "甲著"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou-Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "甲着"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何苦來"
}

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