即係話

Chinese

		exactly; precisely the case	spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (即係話)		即係	話
simp. (即系话)		即系	话

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zik¹ hai⁶ waa⁶ / zek¹ hai⁶ waa⁶ / ze¹ hai⁶ waa⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): det² hai⁵ va⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik¹ hai⁶ waa⁶ / zek¹ hai⁶ waa⁶ / ze¹ hai⁶ waa⁶
    • Yale: jīk haih wah / jēk haih wah / jē haih wah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ hai⁶ waa⁶ / dzek⁷ hai⁶ waa⁶ / dze¹ hai⁶ waa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ hei⁶ wa⁶ / zég¹ hei⁶ wa⁶ / zé¹ hei⁶ wa⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ hɐi̯²² waː²²/, /t͡sɛːk̚⁵ hɐi̯²² waː²²/, /t͡sɛː⁵⁵ hɐi̯²² waː²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: det² hai⁵ va⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tet̚⁵⁵ hai³² va³²/

Adverb

即係話

1. (Cantonese) that is to say; in other words

Synonyms

• 換句話說／换句话说 (huànjùhuàshuō)
• 換言之／换言之 (huànyánzhī)
• 就是說／就是说 (jiùshìshuō)