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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which |
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Pronunciation
Noun
而何
- (archaic) what about
- (archaic) (if it is not ...) then what is it?
夫主有失行，臣不正言匡過以尊天子，反因過而誅之，代立南面，非殺而何？
夫主有失行，臣不正言匡过以尊天子，反因过而诛之，代立南面，非杀而何？ - From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Fú zhǔ yǒu shī xíng, chén bù zhèng yán kuāng guò yǐ zūn tiānzǐ, fǎn yīn guò ér zhū zhī, dài lì nánmiàn, fēi shā érhé?
- The emperor behaved inappropriately, and the ministers did not respect the Emperor by directly correcting him. Instead, they killed him because of his fault and stood in his place facing south. What is this but killing the emperor?
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