豈 (hei2 | qi3 ) : how

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豈

hei2

qi3

how; what

Used as an interrogative particle to ask a rhetorical question, implying a conflicting or dissenting view

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: (#151)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

豈 / 岂

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Feb 2010 01:03

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豈有此理 hei2 jau5 ci2 lei5 qi3 you3 ci3 li3 = how is this possible? outrageous

豈不 hei2 bat1 qi3 bu4 = isn't it...? 國

豈但 hei2 daan6 qi3 dan4 = not only; even the

豈料 hei2 liu6 qi3 liao4 = who would have thought it; "however,"

豈能 hei2 nang4 qi3 neng2 = how could; how is it possible

豈敢 hei2 gam2 qi3 gan3 = how dare; I'm flattered

Showing all 5 examples containing 豈

為點小事，豈敢打擾！
I wouldn't dare bother you over such petty things.

豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.

你豈能不辭而別！
How could you leave without saying goodbye?

這樣做豈不更實際些？國
Wouldn't that be more practical?

豈非天大的笑話！
Isn't that the biggest laughing stock?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 豈
Unicode code for this character: U+8c48 (off-site link)

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