岂 : old variant of ... : kǎi | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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岂 Trad. 豈

kǎi
old variant of 愷|恺[kai3] old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]

Grammar notes
岂 Trad. 豈

qǐ
how? (emphatic question)

Example Usage Grammar notes
岂不 Trad. 豈不

qǐ bù
how couldn't...? wouldn't it...?

Example Usage
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岂止 Trad. 豈止

qǐ zhǐ
not only far from more than

Example Usage
岂非 Trad. 豈非

qǐ fēi
wouldn't it be ... ?
岂有此理 Trad. 豈有此理

qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous ridiculous absurd

Example Usage
岂敢 Trad. 豈敢

qǐ gǎn
how could one dare? I don't deserve such praise