岂非

豈非

qǐfēi

adverb

Meanings

Zhè qǐfēi tiān dà de hǎoshì?

Wouldn't this be wonderful news?

Rúguǒ bú qù chángshì, qǐfēi tài kěxī le?

If we don't even try, wouldn't that be a real shame?

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò qǐfēi zìxiāngmáodùn?

Doing it that way — isn't that contradicting yourself?

Literary/formal. 岂非 = 难道不是 (nándào bú shì) but tighter and more written. Common in essays, editorials, and rhetorical speeches.

grammar

Always introduces a rhetorical question expecting agreement that the answer is 'yes.' Often paired with a concluding 吗/？.

岂 qǐ

非 fēi