真是

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (真是)		真	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chin-sǐ / chin-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: zhēnshì → zhēnshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄕˋ → ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen.shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/
  - Homophones:
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    珍視／珍视
    甄試／甄试
    真事
    真是
    貞士／贞士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: zan¹ si⁶
  - Yale: jān sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    珍視／珍视
    真事
    真是
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sǐ
  - Tâi-lô: tsin-sǐ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕin³³ ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsin-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinsi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi²²/

Interjection

真是

(colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!

Synonyms

真是的 (zhēnshìde)

Verb

真是

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 真,‎ 是: (it) really is; (it) truly is

See also

(Cantonese, Hakka) 真係／真系

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