豈U+8C4810 STROKES
Entry·pron. qǐ
ㄑㄧˇ
“How?; Isn't it?; Surely not?; Used in rhetorical questions to express surprise or disbelief; sometimes archaic for 'joyful' or 'triumphant music'.”
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- 豈不ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋhow couldn't it be?; wouldn't it be?; used to express a rhetorical question or strong affirmation.
- 豈不是ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋisn't it; used to express a rhetorical question; exactly; precisely; used to affirm something emphatically.
- 豈能ㄑㄧˇ ㄋㄥˊhow could; how can; expresses rhetorical impossibility or strong disbelief
- 豈料ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋunexpectedly; who would have thought; contrary to expectations
- 豈非ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄟis it not; does it not; rhetorical expression meaning "wouldn't that be" or "isn't it"
- 豈是ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋhow could it be; how is it possible that
- 豈可ㄑㄧˇ ㄎㄜˇhow can one; how is it acceptable — implying that something should not be done
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