何必
ho4 bit1hé bì
English
- there is no need
- (used in rhetorical questions) no need; why bother
- why should
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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
Examples
你噉樣自欺欺人,何必呢?
Why would you find it acceptable to lie to your own self?
人死不能復生,你又何必咁傷心呢!
He is not coming back to the world of living; there is no need to burden yourself with sorrow.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk