qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

Traditional: 豈有此理

HSK 7–9

岂有此理 (qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd”.

Meanings

  1. 1how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
  2. 2ridiculous
  3. 3absurd

Characters in 岂有此理

岂qǐ · how? (emphatic question)有yǒu · to have; there is此cǐ · this; these理lǐ · texture

Related words

有to have; there is没有haven't还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still所有all有人someone有些some如此like this; so; such此this; these只有only have ...; there is only ...处理to handle; to deal with有点a little有趣interesting; fascinating; amusing

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