為何
See also: 为何
Chinese
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (為何/爲何) | 為/爲 | 何 | |
| simp. (为何) | 为 | 何 | |
| anagram | 何為／何为 | ||
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wai6 ho4 / wai4 ho4
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: wèihé
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wèihé
- Wade–Giles: wei4-ho2
- Yale: wèi-hé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyher
- Palladius: вэйхэ (vɛjxɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 渭河
為何 / 为何
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wai6 ho4 / wai4 ho4
- Yale: waih hòh / wàih hòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai6 ho4 / wai4 ho4
- Guangdong Romanization: wei6 ho4 / wei4 ho4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²² hɔː²¹/, /wɐi̯²¹ hɔː²¹/
- Homophones:
渭河
為何 / 为何
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-hô͘
- Tâi-lô: uī-hôo
- Phofsit Daibuun: uixhoo
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁴¹⁻²² hɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-hô
- Tâi-lô: uī-hô
- Phofsit Daibuun: uixhooi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui²²⁻²¹ ho¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ui²²⁻²¹ ho²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ui5 ho5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ûi hô
- Sinological IPA (key): /ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ho⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adverb
為何
Usage notes
The alternative pronunciation in Cantonese is mostly used in song lyrics due to the strict paraphonic rules of Cantonese songs.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 為什麼 (“why”) [map]
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wéi hé
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéi hé
- Wade–Giles: wei2 ho2
- Yale: wéi hé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei her
- Palladius: вэй хэ (vɛj xɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Phrasal verb
為⫽何 (verb-object)
- (literary) is what; what is ...?