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

Rime
Character 豈 可
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 溪 (29) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 微 (20) 歌 (94)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 袪狶切 枯我切
Baxter khj+jX khaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kʰɨiX/ /kʰɑX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kʰɨiX/ /kʰɑX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kʰiəiX/ /kʰɑX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kʰɨjX/ /kʰaX/
Li
Rong 		/kʰiəiX/ /kʰɑX/
Wang
Li 		/kʰĭəiX/ /kʰɑX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kʰe̯iX/ /kʰɑX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		qǐ kě
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		hei2 ho2

Verb

豈可

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

Synonyms

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