DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

反問語氣

简反问语气 · 繁反問語氣

Mandarin · pinyin fǎn wèn yǔ qì

tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

反: fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
問: wèn · ask (about), inquire after
語: Look up this written character
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
问: wèn · ask about, inquire after
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–4–3–4 · fan3 wen4 yu3 qi4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

6character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

反問語氣 · find source passages ↗ · 反问语气 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan2 man6 jyu5 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 反問語氣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack