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何以

Mandarin · pinyin hé yǐ

Meanings

  1. (literary) why
  2. how
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何
hé · what, why, where, which, how
以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
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2–3 · he2 yi3

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ho4 ji5

Cantonese word readings for 何以. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ho4 ji5

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  1. (literary) how; why; with what

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