豈有此佢

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Chinese

how can it be that
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
this; these (Cantonese) he
trad. (豈有此佢)
simp. (岂有此佢)

Etymology

Based on a reanalysis of 豈有此理岂有此理 (hei2 jau5 ci2 lei5) as *豈有此你 / 岂有此你 (hei2 jau5 ci2 nei5), with the second-person pronoun (nei5) switched to the third-person (keoi5).

Pronunciation


Idiom

豈有此佢

  1. (Cantonese, proscribed, possibly humorous) outrageous; how dare he/she?