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可不是

可不是

Chinese

		you're absolutely right!; right!; exactly! you're absolutely right!; right!; exactly!; isn't that so?	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (可不是)		可不	是

Phrase

可不是

that's just the way it is, exactly!, right! (in rhetorical questions)

Related terms

可不 (kěbù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěbùshì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² bat¹ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěbùshì [Phonetic: kěbúshì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keebushyh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² bat¹ si⁶
  - Yale: hó bāt sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² bat⁷ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/