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若是

若是

Chinese

		to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (若是)		若	是

Conjunction

若是

if; supposing

See also

如果 (rúguǒ), (Mandarin) 要是 (yàoshì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ruòshì

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): nā-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: ruòshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    弱勢／弱势
    弱視／弱视
    若是
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: yeuhk sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nā-sī
  - Tâi-lô: nā-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: naxsi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /na²²⁻²¹ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /na⁴¹⁻²² ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /na²²⁻²¹ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /na³³⁻¹¹ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /na³³⁻²¹ ɕi³³/