Chinese word dictionary
岂有此理
qǐyǒucǐlǐ · how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
Simplified岂有此理
Traditional豈有此理
Pinyinqǐyǒucǐlǐ
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Character breakdown
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How to learn 岂有此理
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