何樂不為

简 何乐不为 · 繁 何樂不為
Mandarin · pinyin hé lè bù wéi

Meanings

  1. (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
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何
hé · what, why, where, which, how
樂
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
為
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乐
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
为
wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
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2–4–4–2 · he2 le4 bu4 wei2

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  1. (rhetorical) why not do it?; what is there against it?

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Exact source record何樂不為 何乐不为 [he2 le4 bu4 wei2] /(idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)/