真是

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	be; yes; this
trad. (真是/眞是)		真/眞	是
simp. (真是)		真	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-sǐ / chin-sī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnshì → zhēnshi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄕˋ → ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenshi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-shih⁵
    • Yale: jēn-shr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen.shyh
    • Palladius: чжэньши (čžɛnʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 珍視／珍视 甄試／甄试 真事 真是 貞士／贞士

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zan¹ si⁶
    • Yale: jān sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 珍視／珍视 真事 真是

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sǐ
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-sǐ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ si²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sī
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cinsi
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

Interjection

真是

1. (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!

Synonyms

• 真是的 (zhēnshìde)

Verb

真是

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn),‎ 是 (shì): (it) really is; (it) truly is

   我們這個國家真是多災多難。 [MSC, trad.]
   我们这个国家真是多灾多难。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen zhège guójiā zhēnshì duōzāiduōnàn. [Pinyin]

   Our country is really troubled.

   我在這裡接觸了這麼多的新鮮事物，我真是大開眼界。 [MSC, trad.]
   我在这里接触了这么多的新鲜事物，我真是大开眼界。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zài zhèlǐ jiēchù le zhème duō de xīnxiān shìwù, wǒ zhēnshì dàkāiyǎnjiè. [Pinyin]

   I have come into contact with so many new things here — it's been really eye-opening.

See also

• (Cantonese, Hakka) 真係／真系