岂 qǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
岂有此理
qǐyǒucǐlǐ
outrageous; preposterous; absurd
Characters in this word
有 yǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- Made of
- 𠂇 hand 月 moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
此 cǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 止 — to stop, to halt
- Made of
- 止 to stop, to halt 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 供应商擅自涨价又拒绝说明原因，真是岂有此理。 Gōngyìngshāng shànzì zhǎngjià yòu jùjué shuōmíng yuányīn, zhēnshi qǐyǒu cǐ lǐ. The supplier raised prices without authorisation and then refused to explain why; it is truly outrageous.
- 他连道歉都不肯，岂有此理！ Tā lián dàoqiàn dōu bù kěn, qǐyǒu cǐ lǐ! He won't even apologize — how outrageous!
- 自己迟到了反而怪我，岂有此理！ Zìjǐ chídào le fǎn'ér guài wǒ, qǐyǒu cǐ lǐ! He was late himself and yet blames me — preposterous!
Related words
- 还有 háiyǒu there is still; and also
- 没有 méiyǒu not have, there is no; did not
- 有 yǒu to have; there is
- 有的 yǒude some
- 有名 yǒumíng famous, well-known
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 有些 yǒuxiē some; somewhat
- 有用 yǒuyòng useful
- 所有 suǒyǒu all
- 有空儿 yǒukòngr to be free
- 有人 yǒurén someone; there is someone
- 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr a little