確實

See also: 确实 and 確実

Chinese

		authenticated; solid; firm authenticated; solid; firm; real; true	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (確實)		確	實
simp. (确实)		确	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): quèshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): quo² si²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kok³ sat⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khok-sṳ̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): kog⁵ sed⁶

• Eastern Min (BUC): káuk-sĭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khak-si̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kag⁴ sig⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷chiuq-zeq; ⁷chioq-zeq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ko⁶ shr⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quèshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuèshíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüeh⁴-shih²
    • Yale: chywè-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuehshyr
    • Palladius: цюэши (cjueši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: quo² si²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kiuo s
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyo²¹ sz̩²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kok³ sat⁶
    • Yale: kok saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kok⁸ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kog³ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːk̚³ sɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khok-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: kog^ˋ siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kog⁵ sid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰok̚² sɨt̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: kog⁵ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰɔk̚¹ sət̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: káuk-sĭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰouʔ²⁴⁻²¹ siʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khak-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: khak-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaksit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ sit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kag⁴ sig⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khak si̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰak̚²⁻⁴ sik̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷chiuq-zeq; ⁷chioq-zeq
    • MiniDict: chiuih^入 zeh; chioh^入 zeh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴qyq-zeq; ⁴qioq-zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰyɪʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰioʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ko⁶ shr⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /kʰo²⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /kʰo²⁴ sz̩²⁴/

Adjective

確實

1. certain; true; real

Synonyms

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• 信 (literary, or in compounds)
• 實際／实际 (shíjì)
• 忠實／忠实 (zhōngshí)
• 正正 (Hokkien)
• 正聲／正声 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 真實／真实 (zhēnshí)
• 真正 (zhēnzhèng) (attributive)
• 確切／确切 (quèqiè)
• 確鑿／确凿 (quèzáo)

 

Adverb

確實

1. indeed; really

   看來這個問題我們確實需要好好反思一下。 [MSC, trad.]
   看来这个问题我们确实需要好好反思一下。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kànlái zhè ge wèntí wǒmen quèshí xūyào hǎohǎo fǎnsī yīxià. [Pinyin]

   It seems that we really need to reflect on this issue.

Synonyms

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• 坐實／坐实 (zuòshí)
• 實在／实在
• 當真／当真
• 的確／的确 (díquè)
• 的而且確／的而且确 (dik¹ ji⁴ ce² kok³) (Cantonese)
• 真正 (zhēnzhèng)
• 真真 (zhēnzhēn)
• 確乎／确乎
• 著實／着实 (zhuóshí)
• 誠然／诚然 (chéngrán) (literary)

 

Interjection

確實

1. (Internet slang) Indeed! (Possibly influenced by Japanese 確かに.)

References

• “Entry #11300”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.