確是

Chinese

		authenticated; solid; firm authenticated; solid; firm; real; true	be; yes; this
trad. (確是)		確	是
simp. (确是)		确	是

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quèshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khak-sī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quèshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuèshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüeh⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: chywè-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuehshyh
    • Palladius: цюэши (cjueši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khak-sī
    • Tâi-lô: khak-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaksi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ si²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/

Verb

確是

1. certainly is; truly is; indeed is

   她的美麗確是無與倫比。 [MSC, trad.]
   她的美丽确是无与伦比。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā de měilì quèshì wúyǔlúnbǐ. [Pinyin]

   Her beauty is beyond compare.

Synonyms

• (literary) 煞是 (shàshì)

See also

• 卻是／却是 (quèshì)