created sense approved 岂敢/豈敢 · qǐgǎn · how dare — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
岂敢 / 豈敢
qǐgǎn
how dare
Used as a rhetorical question to express that one would not dare to do something; how could one dare.
岂 (literal) → 岂/豈 · qǐ · how 敢 (literal) → 敢 · gǎn · to dare
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 岂敢/豈敢 · qǐgǎn · I don't deserve it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
岂敢 / 豈敢
qǐgǎn
I don't deserve it
Used as a polite reply to a compliment or honor to express humility; you flatter me.
岂 (literal) → 岂/豈 · qǐ · how 敢 (literal) → 敢 · gǎn · [polite]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition