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既是

既是

Chinese

		already; since; both... (and...)	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (既是)		既	是

Conjunction

既是

(literary) since; as; being that

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jìshì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ
Min Nan (POJ): kah-sī / kì-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jìshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-sī / kì-sī
  - Tâi-lô: kah-sī / kì-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kahsi, kiesi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɕi²²/, /ki²¹⁻⁵³ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ ɕi⁴¹/, /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɕi²²/, /ki²¹⁻⁵³ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɕi³³/, /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɕi³³/, /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕi³³/