WordTaiwan frequency #25,900
何苦
ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ
“why bother; why make things hard on oneself; rhetorical question expressing that something is unnecessary or not worth the trouble”
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- 如何ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊhow; in what way; what method; why; what to do
- 任何ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊany; whatever; whichever; no matter what.
- 為何ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊwhy; for what reason
- 痛苦ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇphysical or mental pain; suffering; anguish; distress.
- 辛苦ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇhard; exhausting; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; (polite) thank you for your efforts; used as a greeting to acknowledge someone's hard work
- 何時ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊwhen; at what time; whenever.
- 何況ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋlet alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more; used to introduce a stronger or more extreme case in comparison
- 無論如何ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊno matter what; in any event; whatever the case; by all possible means.
- 何處ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨˋwhere; in or to what place; used in questions or literary style.
- 何必ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋwhy must one; there is no need; rhetorical question meaning it is unnecessary
- 何以ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇwhy; how; used in rhetorical questions to express impossibility or inability
- 苦難ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˊsuffering; hardship; pain and distress; misery