真是
Chinese
| real; true; genuine | be; yes; this | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (真是/眞是) | 真/眞 | 是 | |
| simp. (真是) | 真 | 是 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zan1 si6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-sǐ / chin-sī
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1tsen-zy6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnshì → zhēnshi (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄕˋ → ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhenshi̊h
- Wade–Giles: chên1-shih5
- Yale: jēn-shr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen.shyh
- Palladius: чжэньши (čžɛnʹši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 珍視 / 珍视
甄試 / 甄试
真事
真是
貞士 / 贞士
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zan1 si6
- Yale: jān sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzan1 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: zen1 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/
- Homophones:
珍視 / 珍视
真事
真是
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sǐ
- Tâi-lô: tsin-sǐ
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ si²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sī
- Tâi-lô: tsin-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: cinsi
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Wu
Interjection
真是
- (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!
Synonyms
- 真是的 (zhēnshìde)
Verb
真是
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn), 是 (shì): (it) really is; (it) truly is