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其實

其實

See also: 其实

Chinese

		his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (其實)		其	實
simp. (其实)		其	实

Adverb

其實

actually; as a matter of fact; in fact

Noun

其實

(literary) actual situation; reality

Derived terms

名副其實／名副其实 (míngfùqíshí)
名符其實／名符其实 (míngfúqíshí)
名過其實／名过其实

言過其實／言过其实
譽過其實／誉过其实
過甚其實／过甚其实

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qíshí

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ sat⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-sṳ̍t
Min Nan (POJ): kî-si̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qíshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishyr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ sat⁶
  - Yale: kèih saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ sat⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² sid⁶
  - IPA: /kʰi¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kî-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kisit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² ɕit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² ɕit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² ɕit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ ɕit̚⁴/