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何以見得

简何以见得 · 繁何以見得

Mandarin · pinyin hé yǐ jiàn dé

how can one be sure?

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何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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2–3–4–2 · he2 yi3 jian4 de2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ho4 ji5 gin3 dak1

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(rhetoric) How can you know that...?; Why do you think that...?

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