yú
欤
classical final particle for questions or exclamations
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesparticle
final particle indicating doubt or rhetorical question
archaicUsed in Classical Chinese at the end of interrogative sentences, equivalent to modern question particles 吗 or 呢.
Zǐ子
fēi非
Sān三
lǚ闾
dà大
fū夫
yú欤
？
Are you not the Sanlü Dafu [high official]?
Wū呜
hū呼
，
shì是
shuí谁
zhī之
jiù咎
yú欤
？
Alas, whose fault is it?
particle
final particle indicating exclamation
archaicUsed in Classical Chinese to express emotion or admiration, similar to modern exclamatory particle 啊.
Lùn论
zhě者
zhī之
yán言
，
yī一
sì似
guǎn管
kuī窥
hǔ虎
yú欤
！
The words of the critics are like viewing a tiger through a tube [having a limited perspective]!
Jiē嗟
hū乎
，
yān燕
què雀
ān安
zhī知
hóng鸿
hú鹄
zhī之
zhì志
yú欤
！
Alas, how can the sparrow and swallow know the ambitions of the swan [great person]!