- 為(do; act; work)
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
what is
What is a gentleman?
(old) what for
What is a gentleman?
(in a rhetorical question) it's no use
Why is it this way?
(old) why
Why aren't you coming?
what is
What is a gentleman?
(old) what for
What is a gentleman?
(in a rhetorical question) it's no use
Why is it this way?
(old) why
Why aren't you coming?
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
what is
(old) why
what is
(old) why
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