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Definition 2024

正是

正是

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	is; are; am is; are; am; yes; to be
simp. and trad. (正是)		正	是
anagram		是正

Verb

正是

it truly is; it just happens to be; it is exactly like; it is precisely
這正是我要問的。 / 这正是我要问的。 ― Zhè zhèngshì wǒ yào wèn de. ― That is exactly what I'd like to ask.

Synonyms

(Cantonese, Hakka) 正係／正系

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhèngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chiàⁿ-sǐ / chiàⁿ-sī / chèng-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhèngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    政事
    正事
    正室
    正式
    正是
    正視／正视
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing³ si⁶
  - Yale: jing sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-sǐ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-sǐ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàⁿ-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsiànn-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviarsi
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiã¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁵³ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiã²¹⁻⁵³ ɕi²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangsi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕi²²/