莫不是
Chinese
| do not; there is none who | not; no | be; yes; this | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (莫不是) | 莫 | 不 | 是 | |
| simp. #(莫不是) | 莫 | 不 | 是 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mòbùshì [Phonetic: mòbúshì]
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mòbùshìh
- Wade–Giles: mo4-pu4-shih4
- Yale: mwò-bù-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohbushyh
- Palladius: мобуши (mobuši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mok6 bat1 si6
- Yale: mohk bāt sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mok9 bat7 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: mog6 bed1 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-put-sǐ
- Tâi-lô: bo̍k-put-sǐ
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ si²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-put-sī
- Tâi-lô: bo̍k-put-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: bogputsi
- IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ si²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Adverb
莫不是
- can it be that; is it possible that
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 難道 (“could it be that; is it possible that”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 莫非, 豈 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 莫非, 豈, 難道, 莫不是 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 難道, 難不成, 甭 |
| Taiwan | 難道, 難不成 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 難說 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔通 |
| Hong Kong | 唔通 | |
| Taishan | 唔成, 敢係, 唔得旨, 毋旨, 毋旨估 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無成, 敢講, 敢係 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無成, 敢講, 敢係 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無成, 敢講, 敢係 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無成, 敢講, 敢會, 敢係 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無成, 毋成, 敢講, 敢係 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無敢, 敢講, 敢會, 敢係 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 敢, 總無 |
| Quanzhou | 敢, 總無, 攏無 | |
| Zhangzhou | 敢, 總無 | |
| Tainan | 敢 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 敢 | |
| Shantou | 未是 | |
| Jieyang | 未是, 敢, 敢是 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 乜然, 總無 |
| Xianyou | 乜然, 總無 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 只勿 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 難算得 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 冇過 |