說的是呢

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	be; yes; this	woolen material; (question particle)
trad. (說的是呢)		說	的	是	呢
simp. (说的是呢)		说	的	是	呢

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese そうですね.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōdeshìne

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˋ ˙ㄋㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōdeshìne
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄕˋ ˙ㄋㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuode̊shìhne̊
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-tê⁵-shih⁴-nê⁵
    • Yale: shwō-de-shr̀-ne
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo.deshyh.ne
    • Palladius: шодэшинэ (šodɛšinɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ d̥ə² ʂʐ̩⁵¹ nə¹/

Phrase

說的是呢

1. (neologism) indeed; isn't it so?