如之何

Chinese

		as (if); such as	's; him/her/it; this	carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which
trad. (如之何)		如	之	何
simp. #(如之何)		如	之	何

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúzhīhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄓ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ zi¹ ho⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rúzhīhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄓ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rújhihhé
    • Wade–Giles: ju²-chih¹-ho²
    • Yale: rú-jr̄-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rujyher
    • Palladius: жучжихэ (žučžixɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ zi¹ ho⁴
    • Yale: yùh jī hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ dzi¹ ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ ji¹ ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/

Pronoun

如之何

1. (literary) how

   • 君子于役，如之何勿思？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Jūnzǐ yú yì, rúzhīhé wù sī? [Pinyin]

     But my husband is away on service. How can I but keep thinking of him?

2. (literary) what to do

   • 哀公問於有若曰：「年饑，用不足，如之何？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     哀公问于有若曰：「年饥，用不足，如之何？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Āi Gōng wèn yú Yǒuruò yuē: “Niánjī, yòng bùzú, rúzhīhé?” [Pinyin]

     The duke Ai inquired of You Ruo, saying, "The year is one of scarcity, and the returns for expenditure are not sufficient - what is to be done?"

   • 四境之內不治，則如之何？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     四境之内不治，则如之何？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Sìjìng zhī nèi bùzhì, zé rúzhīhé? [Pinyin]

     If within the four borders of your kingdom there is not good government, what is to be done?