hé​fáng

what harm

  • created sense approved 何妨 · hé​fáng · what harm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何妨

    hé​fáng

    what harm

    Used to ask what harm or obstruction there is in doing something; what does it matter; what is to prevent

    何 (literal) → 何 · hé · what 妨 (literal) → 妨 · fáng · harm

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  • created sense approved 何妨 · hé​fáng · why not — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    何妨

    hé​fáng

    why not

    Used in a rhetorical question to suggest that one might as well do something; why not; there is no harm in

    何 (literal) → 何 · hé · why 妨 (literal) → 妨 · fáng · harm

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