何為

See also: 何为

Chinese

		carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (何為/何爲)		何	為/爲
simp. (何为)		何	为
anagram		為何／为何

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): héwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ wai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: héwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: héwéi
    • Wade–Giles: ho²-wei²
    • Yale: hé-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herwei
    • Palladius: хэвэй (xɛvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁴ wai⁴
    • Yale: hòh wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

Adverb

1. (literary) what is
2. (literary) do what

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): héwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: héwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: héwèi
    • Wade–Giles: ho²-wei⁴
    • Yale: hé-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herwey
    • Palladius: хэвэй (xɛvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁴ wai⁶
    • Yale: hòh waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ wɐi̯²²/

Adverb

1. (literary) why