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豈有此理

简岂有此理 · 繁豈有此理

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
ridiculous
absurd

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豈: Look up this written character
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
岂: qǐ · how? what?

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3–3–3–3 · qi3 you3 ci3 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei2 jau5 ci2 lei5

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(idiomatic) preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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