反是

Chinese

		wrong side out or up; anti-	be; yes; this
trad. (反是)		反	是
simp. #(反是)		反	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎnshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎnshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnshìh
    • Wade–Giles: fan³-shih⁴
    • Yale: fǎn-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faanshyh
    • Palladius: фаньши (fanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Adverb

反是

1. contrariwise; on the contrary

   • 中國反是，軍力、經濟力和政治組織力是比較地弱的，然而正處於進步的時代，其戰爭是進步的和正義的，又有大國這個條件足以支持持久戰，世界的多數國家是會要援助中國的。 [MSC, trad.]
     中国反是，军力、经济力和政治组织力是比较地弱的，然而正处于进步的时代，其战争是进步的和正义的，又有大国这个条件足以支持持久战，世界的多数国家是会要援助中国的。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Zhōngguó fǎnshì, jūnlì, jīngjìlì hé zhèngzhì zǔzhīlì shì bǐjiào de ruò de, rán'ér zhèng chǔyú jìnbù de shídài, qí zhànzhēng shì jìnbù de hé zhèngyì de, yòu yǒu dàguó zhège tiáojiàn zúyǐ zhīchí chíjiǔzhàn, shìjiè de duōshù guójiā shì huì yào yuánzhù Zhōngguó de. [Pinyin]

     China, on the contrary, has less military, economic and political-organizational power, but she is in her era of progress, her war is progressive and just, she is moreover a big country, a factor which enables her to sustain a protracted war, and she will be supported by most countries.