岂有此理

豈有此理
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
HSK 6
how can this be so? (idiom)
adjective

Example Sentences

他居然在公共场合大喊，这太岂有此理了！
tā jūrán zài gōnggòng chǎnghé dàhǎn ， zhè tài qǐyǒucǐlǐ le ！
He actually shouted in public, this is too absurd!
她提出的这个要求真是岂有此理，我们不能接受。
tā tíchū de zhègè yāoqiú zhēnshì qǐyǒucǐlǐ ， wǒmen bùnéng jiēshòu 。
Her request is truly ridiculous; we cannot accept it.
在这种情况下，居然还有人觉得这种行为岂有此理。
zài zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng xià ， jūrán huányǒu rén juéde zhèzhǒng xíngwéi qǐyǒucǐlǐ 。
In this situation, it’s absurd that there are still people who think this behavior is acceptable.

Individual Characters

岂qǐ
how? (emphatic question)
HSK 1
有yǒu
to have, there is, there are
此cǐ
this, these, now, here
理lǐ
reason, truth, texture, to manage

Words with similar meanings

荒谬huāngmiù
absurd
It conveys a similar meaning of something being unreasonable or nonsensical.
可笑kěxiào
ridiculous
This term emphasizes the laughable aspect of the situation.

Words Ending With 理

经理jīng lǐ
"manager; director
整理zhěng lǐ
"to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)"
管理guǎn lǐ
to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration
办理bàn lǐ
to handle; to transact; to conduct
合理hé lǐ
rational; reasonable; fair

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