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 reply: indeed; right
   • 1992, 王小波, 三十而立:

     我说离婚可不容易，尤其是通过法院判离，她说，可不是，她们报社就派了一位副主编来做工作，叫她别离婚。 [MSC, simp.]
     我說離婚可不容易，尤其是通過法院判離，她說，可不是，她們報社就派了一位副主編來做工作，叫她別離婚。 [MSC, trad.]

     Wǒ shuō líhūn kě bù róngyì, yóuqí shì tōngguò fǎyuàn pàn lí, tā shuō, kěbùshì, tāmen bàoshè jiù pài le yī wèi fùzhǔbiān lái zuò gōngzuò, jiào tā bié líhūn. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1999, 瓊瑤, 還珠格格第二部, episode 47, 陈莹, 赵薇 (actor):

     — 所以，還是小燕子最偉大。
     — 可不是！可不是！ [MSC, trad.]
     — 所以，还是小燕子最伟大。
     — 可不是！可不是！ [MSC, simp.]

     - Suǒyǐ, hái shì Xiǎo Yànzi zuì wěidà.
     - Kěbùshì! Kěbùshì! [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)