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Definition 2025

See also: 点解

		point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word))	to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
trad. (點解)		點	解
simp. (点解)		点	解

why?
點解會噉嘅？ / 点解会噉嘅？ [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― Dim² gaai² wui⁵ gam² ge²? [Jyutping] ― Why does it have to be like this?
what does this mean?
呢隻字點解？ / 呢只字点解？ [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― Nei¹ zek³ zi⁶dim² gaai²? [Jyutping] ― What does this word mean?

Dialectal synonyms of 為什麼 (“why”)
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		為何、何以、何
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		為何、為什麼
Mandarin	Beijing	為什麼
	Taiwan	為什麼
	Tianjin	為嘛
	Harbin	為啥
Cantonese	Guangzhou	點解、做乜、做乜嘢、做咩、為乜
	Hong Kong	點解、做乜、做乜嘢、做咩、為乜、做乜事幹、因乜事幹、因乜解究
	Taishan	幾解、做乜、為乜、乜頭路
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	做麼个
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	做麼个
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	做麼个
	Dongshi (Dabu)	做麼个
	Zhuolan (Raoping)	做麼个
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	做麼个
Min Nan	Quanzhou	為甚物、按怎、物代
	Xiamen	為甚物、按怎、物代
	Zhangzhou	為甚物、按怎
	Taipei	為啥物、是按怎
	Malaysia	啥物事
Wu	Shanghai	啥體、為啥、啥講究、啥個講究、啥個路道、啥個緣故
Wu	Wenzhou	妝乜、為乜事幹