岂有此理 (qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ) — preposterous; outrageous; absurd — an exclamation of indignation at something utterly unreasonable
Definition
A fixed exclamation of indignation: 'how outrageous!' / 'preposterous!' — used to scold a specific act or demand as utterly unreasonable. 荒谬 describes an absurd idea/fact itself; 岂有此理 is the angry reaction to it.
phrase
preposterousoutrageousabsurd — an exclamation of indignation at something utterly unreasonable
Examples
- ，岂有此理！Tā jū rán tí chū zhè zhǒng yāo qiú, zhēn shì qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ!He actually made such a demand — how preposterous!
- ，岂有此理？Nǐ zhè yàng zuò, nán dào bú shì qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ ma?How can what you're doing be anything but outrageous?
- 岂有此理，。Zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ jiǎn zhí qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ, méi rén huì xiāng xìn.This kind of statement is simply absurd — no one will believe it.
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