卻是

See also: 却是

Chinese

		but; yet; however but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless	be; yes; this
trad. (卻是)		卻	是
simp. (却是)		却	是

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quèshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koek³ si⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): kiag⁴ si⁶

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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:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 卻是 / 却是 確是 / 确是

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: koek³ si⁶
    • Yale: keuk sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koek⁸ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kêg³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰœːk̚³ siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kiag⁴ si⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiak sĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiak̚²⁻⁴ si³⁵/

Verb

卻是

1. is indeed; indeed is; it is in fact

   從哪兒著手卻是一個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
   从哪儿着手却是一个问题。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cóng nǎr zhuóshǒu quèshì yīge wèntí. [Pinyin]

   Where to start is indeed a problem.

See also

• 確是／确是 (quèshì)

Pronunciation 2

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiok-sī
    • Tâi-lô: khiok-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioksi
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/

Verb

卻是

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) on the contrary; actually

Synonyms

• 倒是 (dàoshì)