豈是

See also: 岂是

Chinese

		how can it be that	be; yes; this
trad. (豈是)		豈	是
simp. (岂是)		岂	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² si⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khí-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-shih⁴
  - Yale: chǐ-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
  - Palladius: циши (ciši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    乞士
    啟事 / 启事
    啟示 / 启示
    綺室 / 绮室
    豈是 / 岂是
    起事
    起勢 / 起势
    起士
    起誓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hei² si⁶
  - Yale: héi sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    喜事
    豈是 / 岂是
    起事
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-sī
  - Tâi-lô: khí-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qysi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

Adverb

豈是

(formal) Forming rhetorical questions declaring that something is not the truth
他豈是窮？／他岂是穷？ ― Tā qǐshì qióng? ― He is not poor at all! (lit. How can he be poor?)

Synonyms

好是 (hǎoshì)