真是

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	be; yes; this
trad. (真是/眞是)		真/眞	是
simp. (真是)		真	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ si⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-sǐ / chin-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnshì → zhēnshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄕˋ → ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-shih⁵
  - Yale: jēn-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen.shyh
  - Palladius: чжэньши (čžɛnʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/
  - Homophones:
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    珍視／珍视
    甄試／甄试
    真事
    真是
    貞士／贞士
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zan¹ si⁶
  - Yale: jān sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
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    珍視／珍视
    真事
    真是
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sǐ
  - Tâi-lô: tsin-sǐ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin³³ si²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsin-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinsi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

Interjection

真是

(colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!

Synonyms

真是的 (zhēnshìde)

Verb

真是

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn),‎ 是 (shì): (it) really is; (it) truly is
我們這個國家真是多災多難。 [MSC, trad.]
我们这个国家真是多灾多难。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒmen zhège guójiā zhēnshì duōzāiduōnàn. [Pinyin]
Our country is really troubled.

我在這裡接觸了這麼多的新鮮事物，我真是大開眼界。 [MSC, trad.]
我在这里接触了这么多的新鲜事物，我真是大开眼界。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ zài zhèlǐ jiēchù le zhème duō de xīnxiān shìwù, wǒ zhēnshì dàkāiyǎnjiè. [Pinyin]
I have come into contact with so many new things here — it's been really eye-opening.

See also

(Cantonese, Hakka) 真係／真系

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