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岂有此理

qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
HSK 7

English Meaning

how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
怜儿 爹 你们还好吗 岂有此理
HSK 7 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

夫人

“Honey.”

“-Lian. -Father. -Are you okay? -This is ridiculous.”

3. NEXT

这还怨上我了不成 我们都好 老爷

“Now it's my fault? We are all fine. Master.”

《良陈美锦》 · crisis_and_conflict
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岂有此理 这不就冲着我来的吗
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“They are blatantly targeting me, and I refuse to tolerate it any longer!”

1. PREVIOUS

来 看看 看看 看看 开完网咖开私厨 没完没了

“Look. Look at this. First, the Internet cafe, now a private restaurant. There's no end to their antics.”

“Outrageous. They're obviously provoking me.”

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对呀 之前你说网咖是个巧合 那我认了

“Yeah. You told me that the Internet cafe was just a coincidence, and I agreed.”

《年少有为》 · crisis_and_conflict
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岂有此理 咋岂有此理了
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“You say that's absurd, but it makes total sense given the stakes.”

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也不是不可以

“That could work.”

“This is outrageous. What's so outrageous?”

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考场如战场 人都上了战场了 冲锋号都吹了

“The exam hall is a battlefield. Everyone's already in battle. The charge has already sounded.”

《主角》 · school_and_education
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