則是

See also: 则是

Chinese

		(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	be; yes; this
trad. (則是)		則	是
simp. (则是)		则	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zéshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zak¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zéshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zéshìh
    • Wade–Giles: tsê²-shih⁴
    • Yale: dzé-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzershyh
    • Palladius: цзэши (czɛši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zak¹ si⁶
    • Yale: jāk sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzak⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeg¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐk̚⁵ siː²²/

Adverb

則是

1. (archaic) only; merely; just

Synonyms

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• 一塌括子 (⁷iq-thaeq₇-khuaeq₇-tsy₃) (Suzhounese)
• 僅僅／仅仅 (jǐnjǐn)
• 儷是／俪是 (nâ-sê) (Eastern Min)
• 只
• 只係／只系 (zi² hai⁶) (Cantonese)
• 只是 (zhǐshì)
• 單純／单纯 (dānchún)
• 孤啊 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 孤單／孤单 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 干焦 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 徒然 (túrán)