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hoˎ₄bitˉ¹
Pinyin
he2 bi4
Translations
noun
Why is it necessary...? Why must...? -- used in rhetorical questions (Cantonese typically uses 使乜)
zouˊ²ziˉ¹gamˉ¹jat6,hoˎ₄bitˉ¹dongˉ¹coˉ¹
(早知今日,何必当初)
Pinyin
zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1
Translations
noun
if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path