犯得着

Traditional form:

犯得著

Pinyin (reading):

fàndezháo

Definitions:

• worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
• also written 犯得上 (fàndeshàng)

Characters:

• 犯 - criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 着 - to make a move, to take action

Traditional characters:

• 犯 - criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known