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倒是

倒是

Chinese

		upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (倒是)		倒	是

Adverb

倒是

on the contrary; actually

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dàoshì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: dàoshì → dàoshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ → ㄉㄠˋ ㄕ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw.shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou³ si⁶
  - Yale: dou sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ siː²²/