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Definition 2024

只是

只是

Chinese

		only; merely; just only; merely; just; but; (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.); single	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (只是)		只	是

Adverb

只是

only; merely; just
他只是一個小孩。 / 他只是一个小孩。 ― Tā zhǐshì yīge xiǎohái. ― He is only a child.
simply

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 只係／只系

Conjunction

只是

however; but then

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chí-sǐ / chí-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: zi² si⁶
  - Yale: jí sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
    
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Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-sǐ
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-sǐ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cysi
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²²/