事實

See also: 事实 and 事実

Chinese

		matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (事實)		事	實
simp. (事实)		事	实
anagram		實事／实事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): shìshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄕˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): шысы (šɨsɨ, I-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ sat⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-sṳ̍t
• Eastern Min (BUC): sê̤ṳ-sĭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sīr-si̍t / sū-si̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): se⁷ sig⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zy-zeq / ²zy₆-zeq₈

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhshíh
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-shih²
    • Yale: shr̀-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshyr
    • Palladius: шиши (šiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 事實／事实 侍食 嗜食 是時／是时 試食／试食 適時／适时

  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: шысы (šɨsɨ, I-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²⁴ sz̩⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si⁶ sat⁶
    • Yale: sih saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² sɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ sid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sê̤ṳ-sĭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)liʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sīr-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: sīr-si̍t
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻²² sit̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: sū-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suxsit
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²²⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: se⁷ sig⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sṳ̄ si̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɯ¹¹ sik̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zy-zeq
    • MiniDict: zy^去 zeh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zr-zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²² zəʔ⁴⁴/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²zy₆-zeq₈
    • MiniDict: zy^去 zeh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zz̩²² zəʔ³³/

Noun

事實

1. (countable, uncountable) fact; truth (Classifier: 個／个)

   上述事實／上述事实  ―  shàngshù shìshí  ―  the aforementioned facts

   既成事實／既成事实  ―  jìchéng shìshí  ―  established fact

   事實真相／事实真相  ―  shìshí zhēnxiàng  ―  the truth of the matter

   用事實說話／用事实说话  ―  yòng shìshí shuōhuà  ―  to speak with facts

   冷酷的事實／冷酷的事实  ―  lěngkù de shìshí  ―  cruel truth

   這難道不是事實嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   这难道不是事实吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè nándào bùshì shìshí ma? [Pinyin]

   Isn't this true?

   此說是否為歷史事實，近代頗有爭議。 [MSC, trad.]
   此说是否为历史事实，近代颇有争议。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cǐ shuō shìfǒu wéi lìshǐ shìshí, jìndài pōyǒu zhēngyì. [Pinyin]

   Whether this theory is historical fact has been a source of considerable contention in recent times.

Adjective

事實

1. (attributive) de facto

Derived terms

• 事實勝於雄辯／事实胜于雄辩 (shìshí shèngyú xióngbiàn)
• 事實婚姻／事实婚姻 (shìshí hūnyīn)
• 事實審／事实审
• 既成事實／既成事实 (jìchéng shìshí)
• 構成犯罪事實／构成犯罪事实
• 犯罪事實／犯罪事实 (fànzuì shìshí)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (事實):

• → Japanese: 事(じ)実(じつ) (jijitsu)
• → Korean: 사실(事實) (sasil)
• → Vietnamese: sự thật (事實)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
事	實
じ Grade: 3	じつ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

事(じ)實(じつ) • (jijitsu) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 事実 (“fact”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
事	實

Noun

事實 • (sasil) (hangeul 사실)

1. Hanja form^? of 사실 (“fact, reality”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
事	實

Noun

事實

1. chữ Hán form of sự thật (“truth”).