抑或
Chinese
to restrain; to restrict; to keep down to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or |
maybe; perhaps; might maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (抑或) |
抑 | 或 | |
| alternative forms | 抑話／抑话 (jik1 waa6) | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: yìhuò
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yìhuò
- Wade–Giles: i4-huo4
- Yale: yì-hwò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihhuoh
- Palladius: ихо (ixo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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異或 / 异或
易貨 / 易货
亦或
刈穫 / 刈获
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jik1 waak6 / jik1 waa6
- Yale: yīk waahk / yīk wah
- Cantonese Pinyin: jik7 waak9 / jik7 waa6
- Guangdong Romanization: yig1 wag6 / yig1 wa6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪk̚⁵ waːk̚²/, /jɪk̚⁵ waː²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: yet2 vak5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jet̚⁵⁵ vak̚³²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Conjunction
抑或
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 還是 (“or”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 抑, 或 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 抑或, 還是 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 還是 |
| Singapore | 還是 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 還是 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 定係, 定 |
| Hong Kong | 定係, 定, 抑或, 抑或係, 定抑或, 定抑或係, 還是, 定還是, 定還是係 | |
| Taishan | 毋, 毋又, 抑或 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 定, 定係 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 還是 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 還係, 也係 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 還係, 也係 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 還係, 也係 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 還係, 也係 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 還係, 也係 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 抑係 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 還是 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 故是 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 抑是, 抑 |
| Quanzhou | 抑是, 抑 | |
| Zhangzhou | 抑是, 抑 | |
| Taipei | 抑是 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 抑是 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 抑是 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 抑是 | |
| Chaozhou | 抑是 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 抑是 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 還是 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 還是 |