何苦来哉 hékǔláizāi why bother Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 何苦来哉 (何苦來哉) hékǔláizāi why bother adverb a rhetorical question meaning 'why bother' or 'is it worth it', often used to express that an action is unnecessary or not worth the trouble; variant of 何苦 hékǔ with the classical final particles 来 lái and 哉 zāi for emphasis. Sources Definitions AI-generated definitions
何苦来哉 (何苦來哉) hékǔláizāi why bother adverb a rhetorical question meaning 'why bother' or 'is it worth it', often used to express that an action is unnecessary or not worth the trouble; variant of 何苦 hékǔ with the classical final particles 来 lái and 哉 zāi for emphasis. Sources Definitions AI-generated definitions
