wú​nǎi

isn't it

  • created reference approved 毋乃 → 岂非/豈非 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    毋乃 wú​nǎi

    岂非 / 豈非 qǐ​fēi

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 毋乃 → 莫非 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    毋乃 wú​nǎi

    莫非 mò​fēi

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 毋乃 → 未免 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    毋乃 wú​nǎi

    未免 wèi​miǎn

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 毋乃 → 只恐 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    毋乃 wú​nǎi

    只恐 zhǐ​kǒng

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 毋乃 · wú​nǎi · isn't it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    毋乃

    wú​nǎi

    isn't it

    (literary) Used to express a polite or tentative rhetorical question; is it not possibly...

    毋 (literal) → 毋 · wú · not 乃 (literal) → 乃 · nǎi · to be

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  • created sense approved 毋乃 · wú​nǎi · rather too — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    毋乃

    wú​nǎi

    rather too

    (literary) Simply; rather too; indicates a sense of "cannot help but be" or "is somewhat"

    毋 (literal) → 毋 · wú · not 乃 (literal) → 乃 · nǎi · to be

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