不是

§Chinese

		(negative prefix); not; no	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (不是)		不	是

§Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ si⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): put-sī

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùshì [Phonetic: búshì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushyh
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ si⁶
    • Yale: bāt sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ si⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-sī
    • Tâi-lô: put-sī
    • IPA (Taipei): /put̚³²⁻⁴ ɕi³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻¹²¹ ɕi²²/

§Noun

不是

1. fault; blame

§Verb

不是

1. to not be
   • John 1.3

     万物是借着他造的。凡被造的，没有一样不是借着他造的。

     Wànwù shì jièzhe tā zào de. Fán beì zào de, méiyǒu yīyàng búshì jièzhe tā zào de.

     All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

§See also

• (Cantonese) 唔係／唔系