即是

Chinese

		namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (即是)		即	是

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-shih⁴
    • Yale: jí-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
    • Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zik¹ si⁶
    • Yale: jīk sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ siː²²/
    • Homophones:

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Verb

即是

1. (literary) is precisely; is none other than

Synonyms

• 就是 (jiùshì)
• 便是 (biànshì)