何以
Chinese
carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which | to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (何以) | 何 | 以 | |
| simp. #(何以) | 何 | 以 | |
Pronunciation
Adverb
何以
- (literary) how; why; with what
- 宣王曰：「諸侯多謀伐寡人者，何以待之？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Xuānwáng yuē: “Zhūhóu duō móu fá guǎrén zhě, héyǐ dài zhī?” [Pinyin]
- The king Xuan said to Mencius, "The princes have formed many plans to attack me - how shall I prepare myself for them?"
宣王曰：“诸侯多谋伐寡人者，何以待之？” [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 高子曰：「禹之聲，尚文王之聲。」孟子曰：「何以言之？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Gāozǐ yuē: “Yǔ zhī shēng, shàng Wénwáng zhī shēng.” Mèngzǐ yuē: “Héyǐ yán zhī?” [Pinyin]
- The disciple Gao said, "The music of Yu was better than that of king Wen." Mencius observed, "Why do you say so?"
高子曰：“禹之声，尚文王之声。”孟子曰：“何以言之？” [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 昔夫子當行，使弟子持雨具，已而果雨。弟子問曰：「夫子何以知之？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Xī fūzǐ dāng xíng, shǐ dìzǐ chí yǔjù, yǐ'ér guǒ yǔ. Dìzǐ wèn yuē: “Fūzǐ héyǐ zhī zhī?” [Pinyin]
- Once Confucius was above to set out, and asked his disciples to bring along raingear. Soon afterwards it really rained. His disciples asked, "Master, how did you know it would rain?"
昔夫子当行，使弟子持雨具，已而果雨。弟子问曰：“夫子何以知之？” [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 何以解憂？唯有杜康。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 曹操 (Cao Cao), 《短歌行》, 2nd – 3rd century CE
- Héyǐ jiěyōu? Wéiyǒu dùkāng. [Pinyin]
- How can I rid myself of sorrow? Only via drinking!
何以解忧？唯有杜康。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 為什麼 (“why”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 何為, 何以, 何, 何故, 緣何, 胡, 奚, 曷, 胡為 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 為什麼, 為何, 因何, 何以 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 為什麼, 幹嗎, 幹什麼 |
| Taiwan | 為什麼 | |
| Tianjin | 為嘛 | |
| Harbin | 為啥 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 為麼, 為麼個 | |
| Jinan | 為麼 | |
| Xi'an | 為啥 | |
| Yinchuan | 為啥 | |
| Lanzhou | 為啥 | |
| Xining | 為啥 | |
| Ürümqi | 為啥 | |
| Wuhan | 做麼事, 為麼事 | |
| Chengdu | 為啥子 | |
| Guiyang | 為哪樣, 為些哪樣 | |
| Guilin | 為什麼 | |
| Liuzhou | 為什麼 | |
| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 為什麼 | |
| Xuzhou | 為啥, 擁啥, 擁什麼 | |
| Yangzhou | 甚們事, 做事, 為甚們 formal | |
| Nanjing | 為什麼 | |
| Malaysia | 為什麼, 做什麼, 做麼 | |
| Singapore | 為什麼, 做什麼, 做麼 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 點解, 做乜, 做乜嘢, 為乜, 為乜為物, 做乜事幹, 因乜事幹, 因乜解究, 因乜緣故, 何解, 乜, 咩 |
| Hong Kong | 點解, 做乜, 做乜嘢, 做咩, 為乜, 為咩, 做乜事幹, 因乜事幹, 因乜解究, 因乜緣故, 何解, 乜, 咩 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Macau | 為乜嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 點解 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 整乜嘢 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Foshan | 點解 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 點解 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 為乜嘢 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 因乜嘢, 點解 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 為乜嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 為乜嘢 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 點解 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 點解 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 點解 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 幾解 | |
| Taishan | 幾何, 幾解, 做乜, 為乜, 乜頭路 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 幾解 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 做乜, 幾解 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 幾解 | |
| Dongguan | 點解, 做乜嘢, 做乜, 為乜嘢 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 點解 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 為物底 | |
| Qinzhou | 為乜嘢, 為乜 | |
| Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 為乜底 | |
| Beihai | 為乜嘢 | |
| Beihai (Nankang) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Beihai (Yingpan) | 為乜底 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 做乜嘢, 為乜 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 做乜嘢, 為乜 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 點解 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 點解 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 做乜嘢 | |
| Móng Cái | 點解, 為乜 | |
| Yangon (Taishan) | 幾解 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 為什哩 |
| Pingxiang | 為咋個, 為咋哩, 做咋個, 做咋哩, 何解 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 做麼個 |
| Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 做乜計, 做乜嘢, 仰解 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 做麼個 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 做麼個 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 做麼個 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 做麼個 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 做麼個 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 做麼個 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 為甚, 因為甚 |
| Xinzhou | 𠰻們 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 做孰事 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 蔣其, 蔣講, 做什乇, 做什名, 幹乜勢, 傒勢 |
| Changle | 傒勢 | |
| Fuqing | 介計 | |
| Yongtai | 蔣其 | |
| Gutian | 做什乇 | |
| Fu'an | 做乜乇 | |
| Ningde | 做乇 | |
| Shouning | 做呢乇 | |
| Zhouning | 做乜乇 | |
| Fuding | 做哪乇 | |
| Matsu | 為什乇, 蔣其, 蔣講, 做什乇, 傒勢 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 為甚物, 按怎, 物代, 敢咧 |
| Quanzhou | 按怎, 物代 | |
| Jinjiang | 為啥物 | |
| Zhangzhou | 按怎 | |
| Zhao'an | 為甚物 | |
| Dongshan | 為甚物 | |
| Taipei | 為啥物, 是按怎 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 何物事, 做物事, 做物 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 按怎 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 敢哪, 敢哪誌 | |
| Chaozhou | 做呢 | |
| Shantou | 做呢 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 做呢 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 做呢 | |
| Leizhou | 做乜, 因乜 | |
| Wenchang | 作乜, 因乜, 怎作 | |
| Haikou | 作乜, 作個乜, 作乜物, 因乜, 因個乜 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 作乜 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 做門, 做哪門, 為哪門 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 為什個 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 啥體, 為啥, 啥講究, 啥個講究, 啥個路道, 啥個緣故 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 為何, 做何 | |
| Suzhou | 為啥, 為點啥 | |
| Danyang | 為點高, 做點高 | |
| Hangzhou | 為啥 | |
| Wenzhou | 妝乜, 為乜事幹 | |
| Jinhua | 為淡事幹, 為待西 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 為麼子, 何解 |
| Loudi | 嗎介 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 怎樣 (“how”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 如何, 何以, 若何 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 如何, 怎樣 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 怎麼樣兒, 怎樣兒 |
| Taiwan | 怎麼樣, 怎樣, 如何 | |
| Jinan | 怎麼樣 | |
| Xi'an | 咋樣兒 | |
| Wuhan | 麼樣, 麼樣子, 哪樣, 哪樣子 | |
| Chengdu | 咋個樣, 咋個樣子, 啷個樣, 啷個樣子 | |
| Guilin | 啷子樣 | |
| Yangzhou | 怎們樣, 哪一個樣, 哪一個樣子 | |
| Hefei | 怎樣 | |
| Malaysia | 怎麼樣, 怎樣, 如何 | |
| Singapore | 怎麼樣, 怎樣, 如何 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 點樣, 點 |
| Hong Kong | 點樣, 點 | |
| Macau | 點 | |
| Taishan | 幾何 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 點樣, 點 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 啷樣, 啷 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仰般, 仰仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仰般, 仰仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 仰仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 仰般 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 仰脣, 仰 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 仰般, 仰般形 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 仰子 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 咋, 咋底 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 何如, 何如事 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 將樣, 蔣樣, 蔣其 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 按怎, 怎樣 |
| Quanzhou | 障仔, 怎樣, 按怎 | |
| Zhangzhou | 按怎, 怎樣 | |
| Taipei | 按怎 GT, 按怎樣 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 按怎 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 按怎 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 障仔, 怎樣 | |
| Chaozhou | 在生樣, 乜生樣, 做呢 | |
| Shantou | 在生 | |
| Jieyang | 在生, 在生樣 | |
| Haifeng | 做呢, 做呢樣 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 做呢, 在生 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 哪能, 哪能介, 哪能樣子 |
| Suzhou | 捺亨 | |
| Wenzhou | 訾那, 訾那能 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 何是, 何裡 |
| Shuangfeng | 麼家 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |