可不是
Chinese
editcan; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
not; no | be; yes; this | ||
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| simp. and trad. (可不是) |
可 | 不 | 是 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kěbùshìh
- Wade–Giles: kʻo3-pu4-shih4
- Yale: kě-bù-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keebushyh
- Palladius: кэбуши (kɛbuši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ho2 bat1 si6
- Yale: hó bāt sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho2 bat7 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: ho2 bed1 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
edit可不是
- Used as an emphatic affirmative answer to a question: indeed; right
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- — 老佛爺，怎麼皇上的手臂吊著？難道真的受傷了？
- - Lǎofóye, zěnme huángshàng de shǒubì diào zhe? Nándào zhēn de shòushāng le?
- Kěbùshì! Xìngkuī nǐ gàosu le wǒ; yàoburán, huángshang hái mán zhe wǒ ne! [Pinyin] - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
— 可不是！幸虧妳告訴了我；要不然，皇上還瞞著我呢！ [MSC, trad.]
— 老佛爷，怎么皇上的手臂吊着？难道真的受伤了？
— 可不是！幸亏你告诉了我；要不然，皇上还瞒着我呢！ [MSC, simp.]- - Lǎofóye, zěnme huángshàng de shǒubì diào zhe? Nándào zhēn de shòushāng le?
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- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 可, 不, 是 (shì).
Synonyms
edit- 可不 (kěbù)
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