何故

Chinese

		carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
simp. and trad. (何故)		何	故

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hégù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ
Min Nan (POJ): hô-kò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hégù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herguh
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ku⁵¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô-kò͘
  - Tâi-lô: hô-kòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoi'kox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ho²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ho²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ²³⁻³³ kɔ²¹/

Adverb

何故

(literary) for what reason; why

Japanese

Kanji in this term
何	故
なに Grade: 2	ゆえ Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
何	故
なん > な Grade: 2	ぜ Grade: 5
Irregular

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) なぜ [náꜜzè] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [na̠ze̞]

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) なにゆえ [nàníyúé] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [na̠ɲ̟ijɯ̟ᵝe̞]

Adverb

何故 (hiragana なぜ, rōmaji naze) (alternative reading hiragana なにゆえ, romaji naniyue, historical hiragana なにゆゑ)

why ... ?, how ... ?

Usage notes

Usually written in hiragana.

See also

どうして (dōshite)
なんで (nande)

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