Definition
何干 is a fixed expression used in rhetorical questions to mean 'what does it have to do with ...?' — it almost always appears in the pattern 与/跟 + person + 何干, meaning 'what connection does (someone) have to this?' or 'why should (someone) care?'. It is not an ordinary noun; the POS label is misleading, so use with caution.
n.
(in rhetorical questions) what connection / what relation (to something)
Examples
- ，何干？Zhè shì tā zìjǐ de shì, yǔ biérén hé?This is his own business — what does it have to do with others?
- 何干？。Nǐ de juédìng yǔ wǒ hé? Wǒ bú zàihu.What does your decision have to do with me? I don't care.
- 何干？。Zhè zhǒng wèntí gēn zhèngzhì hé? Dàjiā bié xiǎng tài duō.What does this kind of question have to do with politics? Don't overthink it.
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