豈可

See also: 岂可

Chinese

		how can it be that	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
trad. (豈可)		豈	可
simp. (岂可)		岂	可

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐkě

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄎㄜˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐkě [Phonetic: qíkě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄎㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐkě
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-kʻo³
  - Yale: chǐ-kě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiikee
  - Palladius: цикэ (cikɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

豈可

(literary, used in rhetorical questions) how can (one possibly); how is (it possible)

Synonyms

哪能 (nǎnéng)
安能 (ānnéng) (literary)
怎能 (zěnnéng)
抑會使／抑会使 (Hokkien)
抑通 (Hokkien)
欲汰 (Hokkien)
欲汰討／欲汰讨 (Hokkien)
甲通 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
豈能／岂能 (qǐnéng) (literary)

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