而是

Chinese

		and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (而是)		而	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): érshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: érshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: érshìh
    • Wade–Giles: êrh²-shih⁴
    • Yale: ér-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlshyh
    • Palladius: эрши (erši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁴ si⁶
    • Yale: yìh sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹ siː²²/

Conjunction

而是

1. but; rather

   不是A而是B  ―  bùshì A érshì B  ―  not A, but rather B

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 而係／而系

Derived terms

• 不是……而是…… (bùshì...érshì...)