What does 岂有此理 mean in Chinese?
岂有此理 (qǐyǒucǐlǐ) means how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
岂有此理
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
02
ridiculous
03
absurd
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 岂有此理?
岂有此理 is pronounced qǐyǒucǐlǐ.
Is 岂有此理 an HSK word?
岂有此理 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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