も何も (mo-nani-mo): Anything of the kind; no question of
~も何も (mo-nani-mo)
Meaning
Anything of the kind; no question of
Formation and usage
N + も何も + negative; repeated phrase + も何も
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.
Explanation
Rejects the premise of a question or encompasses everything related to an item; conversational.
Examples
会議の結果も何も、まだ始まっていないよ。
There is no question of results for the meeting; it has not even started yet.
試験の結果も何も、まだ始まっていないよ。
There is no question of results for the exam; it has not even started yet.
研修の結果も何も、まだ始まっていないよ。
There is no question of results for the training session; it has not even started yet.
発表会の結果も何も、まだ始まっていないよ。
There is no question of results for the presentation event; it has not even started yet.
面接の結果も何も、まだ始まっていないよ。
There is no question of results for the interview; it has not even started yet.
How related patterns differ
まい can express negative intention or conjecture; まいか can convey uncertainty. ものやら wonders about something hard to know. というわけではない rejects an interpretation, も何も rejects a premise, and と思いきや introduces a surprising reversal.