可不是

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	not; no	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (可不是)		可	不	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěbùshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² bat¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěbùshì [Phonetic: kěbúshì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěbùshìh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-pu⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: kě-bù-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keebushyh
    • Palladius: кэбуши (kɛbuši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² bat¹ si⁶
    • Yale: hó bāt sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² bat⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² bed¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

Phrase

可不是

1. Used as an emphatic affirmative answer to a question: indeed; right
   • 1999, 瓊瑤, 還珠格格第二部, episode 22, 戴春荣, 赵敏芬 (actor):

     — 老佛爺，怎麼皇上的手臂吊著？難道真的受傷了？
     — 可不是！幸虧妳告訴了我；要不然，皇上還瞞著我呢！ [MSC, trad.]
     — 老佛爷，怎么皇上的手臂吊着？难道真的受伤了？
     — 可不是！幸亏你告诉了我；要不然，皇上还瞒着我呢！ [MSC, simp.]

     - Lǎofóye, zěnme huángshàng de shǒubì diào zhe? Nándào zhēn de shòushāng le?
     - Kěbùshì! Xìngkuī nǐ gàosu le wǒ; yàoburán, huángshang hái mán zhe wǒ ne! [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 可,‎ 不,‎ 是 (shì).

Synonyms

• 可不 (kěbù)