可不是

Chinese

		you're absolutely right!; right!; exactly! you're absolutely right!; right!; exactly!; isn't that so?	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (可不是)		可不	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěbù shì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² bat¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěbù shì [Phonetic: kěbú shì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keebu4 shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² bat¹ si⁶
  - Yale: hó bāt sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² bat⁷ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho² bed¹ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

Phrase

可不是

that's just the way it is; exactly!; right! (used in rhetorical questions)
Used other than a set phrase: 可 + 不是

See also

可不 (kěbù)

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