何故 hé gù ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ho4 gu3
- what for?
- what's the reason?
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何
- 任何 rèn hé ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ jam6 ho4 any; whatever; whichever
- 何在 hé zài ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ho4 zoi6 where?
- 何必 hé bì ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ ho4 bit1 there is no need
- 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
- 何况 何況 hé kuàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ho4 fong3 let alone
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- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 何处 何處 hé chù ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨˋ ho4 cyu3 whence
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 为何 為何 wèi hé ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ wai6 ho4 why
- 无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4 have no way out
- 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4 (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
- 何不 hé bù ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ho4 bat1 why not?
- 何人 hé rén ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ ho4 jan4 who
- 何以 hé yǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ho4 ji5 (literary) why
- 何其 hé qí ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ho4 kei4 (literary) (similar to 多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
- 何啻 hé chì ㄏㄜˊ ㄔˋ ho4 ci3 (literary) far more than
- 何尝 何嘗 hé cháng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄤˊ ho4 soeng4 (rhetorical question) when?
- 何如 hé rú ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ho4 jyu4 how about
- 何妨 hé fáng ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄤˊ ho4 fong4 what harm is there in (doing sth)
- 何干 hé gān ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄢ ho4 gon1 what business?
故
- 世故 shì gu ㄕˋ ˙ㄍㄨ sai3 gu3 sophisticated
- 事故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ si6 gu3 accident
- 故事 gù shi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ gu3 si6 narrative; story; tale
- 故意 gù yì ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ gu3 ji3 deliberately; on purpose
- 故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ gu3 hoeng1 home
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- 故障 gù zhàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄤˋ gu3 zoeng3 malfunction
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 缘故 緣故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 reason
- 世故 shì gù ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ sai3 gu3 the ways of the world
- 亡故 wáng gù ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˋ mong4 gu3 to die
- 借故 jiè gù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˋ ze3 gu3 to find an excuse
- 典故 diǎn gù ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ din2 gu3 classical story or quote from the literature
- 原故 yuán gù ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyun4 gu3 variant of 缘故
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 如故 rú gù ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ jyu4 gu3 as before
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
- 推故 tuī gù ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˋ teoi1 gu3 to find a pretext for refusing
- 故世 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 sai3 to die
- 故事 gù shì ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ gu3 si6 old practice
Idioms with these characters
- 何乐不为 何樂不為 hé lè bù wéi ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ho4 lok6 bat1 wai6 (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
- 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄎㄢ cing4 ho4 ji5 ham1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
- 谈何容易 談何容易 tán hé róng yì ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 easier said than done (idiom)
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù ㄈㄟ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄨˋ fei1 can1 fei1 gu3 lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- 革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1 to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
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- 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ lou5 jyu1 sai3 gu3 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄈㄢˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
- 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
- 攀亲道故 攀親道故 pān qīn dào gù ㄆㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ paan1 can1 dou6 gu3 (idiom) to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably