Hanzi
Traditional
豈
Simplified
岂

how? (emphatic question)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

qǐ, kǎi

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧˇ, ㄎㄞˇ

Jyutping

hei2

Example sentences

豈有此理 / 岂有此理 qǐyǒucǐlǐ
明明是他的錯，卻要我們賠罪，真是豈有此理！
明明是他的错，却要我们赔罪，真是岂有此理！

It's clearly his fault, yet we are the ones expected to apologize—this is absolutely preposterous!

Example Vocabulary

豈

qi3

豈敢

qi3'gan3

豈有此理

qi3'you3'ci3'li3

outrageous; preposterous; ridiculous

豈止

qi3'zhi3

豈非

qi3'fei1

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