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

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• 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:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 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:

      edit edit 喜事 豈是 / 岂是 起事

Adverb

豈是

1. (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)