岂不 (豈不) qǐbù
qǐbù
adverb
how can it be that?
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Used in rhetorical questions
Contained in
- 岂不说(豈不說) Was it not said?
- 岂不知(豈不知) Did you not know?
- 岂不是(豈不是) is it not true?
- 岂不惜哉(豈不惜哉) is it not a shame?
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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