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岂有此理
qíyǒu cí lǐ
(after tone sandhi)
Main
English Definitionhow can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
Simplified Script岂有此理
Traditional Script豈有此理
Pinyinqǐyǒu cǐ lǐ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
qíyǒu cí lǐ
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄘˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hei2jau5 ci2 lei5
Part of Speech(习惯用语) idiomatic expression
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7
Word Decomposition
岂有qǐyǒuhow come there is
this; these
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

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