其實

See also: 其实

Chinese

		his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (其實)		其	實
simp. (其实)		其	实

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qíshí

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ sat⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): qi² siit⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khì-sṳ̍t

(Hailu, HRS): ki shid^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): ki² sed⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kî-si̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵ sig⁸ / ki⁵ sêg⁸
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ji-zeq / ²ji-zeq₈

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: císhíh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-shih²
  - Yale: chí-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishyr
  - Palladius: циши (ciši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂɻ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ sat⁶
  - Yale: kèih saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qi² siit⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴ sɨt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˇ siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² sid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki shid^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi⁵⁵ ʃit²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ki² sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ sət̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kî-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kisit
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki⁵ sig⁸ / ki⁵ sêg⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî si̍k / khî se̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sik̚⁴/, /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚⁴/

Note: ki5 sêg8 - Jieyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ji-zeq
  - MiniDict: ji^去 zeh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji-zeq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²² zəʔ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²ji-zeq₈
  - MiniDict: ji^平 zeh^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /d͡ʑi²² zəʔ³³/

Adverb

其實

actually; as a matter of fact; in fact
其實我覺得吧，他還是太年輕了。 [MSC, trad.]
其实我觉得吧，他还是太年轻了。 [MSC, simp.]
Qíshí wǒ juéde ba, tā háishì tài niánqīng le. [Pinyin]
Actually, I think he is still too young.

Synonyms

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事實上 / 事实上 (shìshíshàng)
其實骨子 / 其实骨子 (Wu)
其實骨子裡 / 其实骨子里 (⁶ji-zeq-kueq-tsy-li) (Wu)
實則 / 实则 (shízé)
實在 / 实在
實情 / 实情 (Cantonese)
實際上 / 实际上 (shíjìshàng)
實際浪 / 实际浪 (⁸zeq-ci₅-laon₆) (Northern Wu)
查實 / 查实 (caa⁴ sat⁶) (Cantonese)
見真 / 见真 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Noun

其實

(literary) actual situation; reality

Synonyms

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實情 / 实情 (shíqíng)
實況 / 实况 (shíkuàng)
實際 / 实际 (shíjì)
實際情況 / 实际情况 (shíjì qíngkuàng)
現實 / 现实 (xiànshí)
真情 (zhēnqíng)

Derived terms

名副其實 / 名副其实 (míngfùqíshí)
名符其實 / 名符其实 (míngfúqíshí)
名過其實 / 名过其实 (míngguòqíshí)
言過其實 / 言过其实 (yánguòqíshí)
譽過其實 / 誉过其实
過甚其實 / 过甚其实

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (其實):

→ Korean: 기실(其實) (gisil)
→ Vietnamese: kì thực (其實)

Korean

Hanja in this term
其	實

Adverb

其實 • (gisil) (hangeul 기실)

hanja form^? of 기실 (“actually; as a matter of fact; in fact”)

Noun

其實 • (gisil) (hangeul 기실)

hanja form^? of 기실 (“actual situation; reality”)