既是

Chinese

		already; since; both... (and...)	be; yes; this
trad. (既是)		既	是
simp. #(既是)		既	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kah-sī / kì-sī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: jì-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshyh
    • Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-sī / kì-sī
    • Tâi-lô: kah-sī / kì-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahsi, kiesi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²²/, /ki²¹⁻⁵³ si²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ si⁴¹/, /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²²/, /ki²¹⁻⁵³ si²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si³³/, /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ si³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si³³/, /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ si³³/

Conjunction

1. (literary) since; as; being that