粵

何ho4不bat1

ho4 bat1hé bù

English

  1. why not?
  2. why not do (sth)?
  3. why not

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 點解唔……?

Examples

  • 我们何不回家呢?

    Why don't we go home?

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 何不送给她一些花?

    Why don't you give her some flowers?

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

  • 你們為何不回家呢?

    Why don't you guys head on home?

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 我們何不再試一次?

    Why don't we try that again?

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 你為何不現在就回家?

    Why don't you go home now?

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 他这么做,没有任何不安。

    He had no qualms in doing so.

    Tatoeba · jiangche CC BY

  • 何不食肉糜?

    a quote of a fatuous monarch of Jin Dynasty, used nowadays to satire a statesman is oblivious about the political reality; literally: why do the peoples not eat minced meat when there is famine?

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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