是誰

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Chinese

be; yes; this who
trad. (是誰)
simp. (是谁)

Etymology

Probably from the vernacular readings of the two characters with assimilation. Zhangzhou chī-choa̍h is a contraction of 是誰仔是谁仔 (chī-chūi-á).

Pronunciation


Pronoun

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  1. (Southern Min, chiefly Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Malaysia, Singapore, dated in Taiwan) who; whom

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