豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
  2. 2. ridiculous
  3. 3. absurd

Characters

Character Meaning
豈 qǐ
how? (emphatic question); old variant of 凱kǎi
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
此 cǐ HSK 4
this; these
理 lǐ HSK 3
reason; to manage; to handle