豈是

See also: 岂是

Chinese

		how can it be that	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
trad. (豈是)		豈	是
simp. (岂是)		岂	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: qǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiishyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ 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)
  - Jyutping: hei² si⁶
  - Yale: héi sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    喜事
    豈是／岂是
    起事

Adverb

豈是

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?)

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