TLS - 漢學文典

Taxonomy of meanings for 何以:　　

WHY
- VPadVjustificationto what purpose? why?
- VPadVrhetorical questionwhy on earth? surely for no good reason!
- VPadVreasonfor what reason?; why?DS
HOW
- PPadVquestionhow? by what means? (non-rhet.)
- PPadVrhetorical questionhow? (i.e. no way!)
- VPt(oN.)adSquestionBy what means am I going to do it? By what means is one going to do it?CH
- VPadSquestion one is about to answer oneself: How? 何以知其然？CH

Developed at the Center for Innovative Informatics of the Humanities, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, with support from the Dean for Research, Department of East Asian Studies, and Program in East Asian Studies, Princeton University.

Development supported by the sin-aps research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, with financial support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Hosted by Princeton University, Department of East Asian Studies, in cooperation with Ruhr University Bochum, Center for the Study of Traditional Chinese Cultures .

Support from Heidelberg University - Cluster of Excellence - Asia and Europe in a Global Context and IKOS - University of Oslo gratefully acknowledged.

This site uses cookies to maintain login state. The cookies are not used for any other purposes. By using this site you agree to this.