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為何

為何

See also: 为何

Chinese

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

Adverb

為何

  1. (literary) why; for what reason

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 為什麼 (“why”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 為何何以
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
Wenzhou 妝乜、為乜事幹