實實在在

Chinese

		real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
trad. (實實在在)		實	實	在	在
simp. (实实在在)		实	实	在	在

Etymology

AABB-type reduplication of 實在／实在 (shízài).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíshízàizài

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sat⁶ sat⁶ zoi⁶ zoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíshízàizài
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhshíhzàizài
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-shih²-tsai⁴-tsai⁴
    • Yale: shŕ-shŕ-dzài-dzài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrshyrtzaytzay
    • Palladius: шишицзайцзай (šišiczajczaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sat⁶ sat⁶ zoi⁶ zoi⁶
    • Yale: saht saht joih joih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁹ sat⁹ dzoi⁶ dzoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sed⁶ sed⁶ zoi⁶ zoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚² sɐt̚² t͡sɔːi̯²² t͡sɔːi̯²²/

Adjective

實實在在

1. real; true

   實實在在的人物／实实在在的人物  ―  shíshízàizài de rénwù  ―  real character

   實實在在的經歷／实实在在的经历  ―  shíshízàizài de jīnglì  ―  solid experience

2. genuine
3. down-to-earth