可不是

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	not; no	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (可不是)		可	不	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěbùshì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² bat¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěbùshì [Phonetic: kěbúshì]
  - 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/
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/

Phrase

可不是

Used as an emphatic affirmative reply: indeed; right
- 1992, 王小波, 三十而立:
  
  我说离婚可不容易，尤其是通过法院判离，她说，可不是，她们报社就派了一位副主编来做工作，叫她别离婚。 [MSC, simp.]
  我說離婚可不容易，尤其是通過法院判離，她說，可不是，她們報社就派了一位副主編來做工作，叫她別離婚。 [MSC, trad.]
  Wǒ shuō líhūn kě bù róngyì, yóuqí shì tōngguò fǎyuàn pàn lí, tā shuō, kěbùshì, tāmen bàoshè jiù pài le yī wèi fùzhǔbiān lái zuò gōngzuò, jiào tā bié líhūn. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1999, 瓊瑤, 還珠格格第二部, episode 47, 陈莹, 赵薇 (actor):
  
  — 所以，還是小燕子最偉大。
  — 可不是！可不是！ [MSC, trad.]
  — 所以，还是小燕子最伟大。
  — 可不是！可不是！ [MSC, simp.]
  - Suǒyǐ, hái shì Xiǎo Yànzi zuì wěidà.
  - Kěbùshì! Kěbùshì! [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 可,‎ 不,‎ 是 (shì).

Synonyms

可不 (kěbù)