REAL INTERNET CHINESE
so what about it, and what could be done
a weary rhetorical shrug: whatever happens, so what, there was never anything to do
- Who can you say it to?
- Friends and coworkers Normal among people your own age. Skip it with elders, clients and officials.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Typed, not spoken People type this. Saying it out loud sounds like a joke.
- Is it still used?
- Hot right now In heavy use at the moment.
When to say it
Class gets moved to Saturday, the price climbs again, the plan everyone loved is dead. You stop arguing and type the phrase instead, shoulders dropping as you hit send. It reads as tired acceptance, never a real question. People who know the sound bite hear the sad little tune behind it.
Hear it in the wild
Yòu yào bǔkè, rúhé ne yòu néng zěn.
More make-up classes, well, what of it.
Fāng'àn huáng le, rúhé ne yòu néng zěn.
The plan fell through, so what, what can you do.
Quick answers
What does 如何呢又能怎 mean?
a weary rhetorical shrug: whatever happens, so what, there was never anything to do
When do people say 如何呢又能怎?
Class gets moved to Saturday, the price climbs again, the plan everyone loved is dead. You stop arguing and type the phrase instead, shoulders dropping as you hit send. It reads as tired acceptance, never a real question. People who know the sound bite hear the sad little tune behind it.
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