曷

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hag4
POJ: hak
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

pronoun: why, what, how
曷, 為何

Wiktionary marks this as an obsolete/classical interrogative pronoun used mainly in classical texts, so it is unclear whether it carries any distinct colloquial usage in modern Teochew beyond the literary sense.

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