可是

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ChineseEdit

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (可是)		可	是

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: kěshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshyh
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² si⁶
    • Yale: hó sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² si⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ siː²²/

ConjunctionEdit

可是

1. however; but

   我不是中國人可是我會說普通話。 [MSC, trad.]

   我不是中国人可是我会说普通话。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ bù shì zhōngguórén kěshì wǒ huì shuō pǔtōnghuà. [Pinyin]

   I am not Chinese but I can speak Mandarin Chinese.

SynonymsEdit

• (but): 不過／不过 (bùguò), 但是 (dànshì)