何不

何不

Chinese

		carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	not; no
simp. and trad. (何不)		何	不

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hébù

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ bat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hébù
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herbu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hébù
    • IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁴ bat¹
    • Yale: hòh bāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ bat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ bed¹
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ pɐt̚⁵/

Adverb

何不

1. (literary) why not

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 哪毋