岂有此理
Simplified word
豈有此理
Traditional word
岂有此理 English definition
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
- how can this be so? (idiom)
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- absurd
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
- how can this be so? (idiom)
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- absurd
HSK level
Characters
- 岂 (qǐ): how? (emphatic question);
- 有 (yǒu): to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be;
- 此 (cǐ): this; these;
- 理 (lǐ): texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up;