More information can; may; able tocan; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis), be; yes; this ...
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can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
be; yes; this |
simp. and trad.
(可是) |
可 |
是 |
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Conjunction
可是
- however; but
我不是中國人可是我會說普通話。 [MSC, trad.]
我不是中国人可是我会说普通话。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ bù shì zhōngguórén kěshì wǒ huì shuō pǔtōnghuà. [Pinyin]
- I am not Chinese but I can speak Mandarin Chinese.
《我很醜可是我很溫柔》 [MSC, trad.]
《我很丑可是我很温柔》 [MSC, simp.]- “Wǒ Hěn Chǒu Kěshì Wǒ Hěn Wēnróu” [Pinyin]
- "I am Ugly, but I am Gentle" (a 1988 song by Chief Chao)
Synonyms
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| Variety
| Location
| Words |
| Classical Chinese |
而, 然, 但, 卻, 則 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
但是, 但, 可是, 不過, 然而 |
| Northeastern Mandarin |
Taiwan |
但是, 但, 可是, 不過 |
| Malaysia |
但 |
| Singapore |
但, 但是, 可是, 不過 |
| Southwestern Mandarin |
Guilin |
但是 |
| Pematangsiantar |
tapi |
| Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
但係, 不過, 之不過, 之但係 |
| Hong Kong |
但係, 不過, 之不過, 之但係, but |
| Taishan |
但係 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) |
但係 |
| Singapore (Guangfu) |
但係, 不過, 之不過 |
| Hakka |
Meixian |
但係, 董係 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) |
但係, 毋過 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) |
但係, 毋過, 毋故 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) |
但係, 毋過 |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) |
但係, 毋過 |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) |
但係, 毋過 |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) |
毋過 |
| Senai (Huiyang) |
但係 |
| Kuching (Hepo) |
tapi |
| Eastern Min |
Fuzhou |
但是 |
| Matsu |
但是 |
| Southern Min |
Xiamen |
但是, 毋過, 毋句, 不過, 不而過 |
| Quanzhou |
但是, 毋句, 不過, 不而過 |
| Zhangzhou |
但是, 毋過, 不過, 不而過 |
| Taipei |
但是, 毋過, 不而過 |
| Penang (Hokkien) |
tapi, 但是 |
| Singapore (Hokkien) |
tapi, 但是, 毋句, 毋過 |
| Manila (Hokkien) |
但是, 毋句, 毋過 |
| Medan (Hokkien) |
tapi |
| Shantou |
是呾 |
| Shantou (Chenghai) |
是呾 |
| Jieyang |
是呾, 比補 |
| Bangkok (Teochew) |
但是, แต่ว่า |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) |
但是, tapi |
| Singapore (Teochew) |
tapi, 不過, 但是 |
| Wenchang |
但是 |
| Qionghai |
但是 |
| Wu |
Shanghai |
但是, 必過, 不過, 但不過, 但必過 |
| Wuxi |
但必過 |
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Dialectal synonyms of
但是 (“but; however”)
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