粵

何ho4苦fu2

ho4 fu2hé kǔ

English

  1. why bother?
  2. (used in rhetorical questions) why bother; not worth the trouble
  3. is it worth the trouble?

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 意思類似「何必」,但係就指對象因為做一個動作而受苦,表示唔值得、唔使自尋煩惱

Examples

  • 你明知人哋結咗婚重鍾意人,何苦呢?

    Why suffer through his love if you knew that he was married all along?

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

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