Skip to content
粵語辭叢

何必

ho4 bit1included in 2 dictionaries
huo4 bek2included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
ho4 bit1

點解要噉樣;通常用嚟反問,隱含冇必要做某件事嘅意思,表達事理上或者情理上唔需要 ((used in rhetorical questions) no need; why bother)

副詞

Examples

你噉樣自欺欺人,何必呢?

nei5 gam2 joeng2 zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4, ho4 bit1 ne1?

Why would you find it acceptable to lie to your own self?

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
ho4 bit1Original phonetic: /hɔː²¹ piːt̚⁵/

why; why on earth (i.e. there is no need); why bother

Examples

他已不愛你,何必呢?

He doesn't love you anymore, so what's the point?

錢之所祐,吉無不利。何必讀書,然後富貴!

Those who are blessed by money are lucky and without misfortune. Why bother studying, and with that achieve wealth and social position?