不是……就是…… in Chinese

IPA: /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ siː²² t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² / [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /pɐt̚⁵ siː²² t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² / Chinese transliterations: bùshì...jiùshì... [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ... ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ... [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ si⁶... zau⁶ si⁶... [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùshì...jiùshì... [Phonetic:búshì...jiùshì...] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùshìh...jiòushìh... [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-shih⁴...-chiu⁴-shih⁴... [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-shr̀-...-jyòu-shr̀-... [Mandarin, Yale], bushyh...jiowshyh... [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], буши...цзюши... [Mandarin, Palladius], buši...czjuši... [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt sih... jauh sih... [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ si⁶... dzau⁶ si⁶... [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ xi⁶... zeo⁶ xi⁶... [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|conjunction}} 不是……就是……

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  "lang_code": "zh",
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          "name": "Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi",
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          "english": "If he is not a Brit, then he is an American. / He's either a Brit or an American.",
          "ref": "他不是英國人，就是美國人。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "他不是英国人，就是美国人。 [MSC, simp.]\nTā bùshì Yīngguórén, jiùshì Měiguórén. [Pinyin]",
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          "roman": "bùshì...érshì...",
          "word": "不是……而是……"
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        {
          "roman": "jiùshì",
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        }
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          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "唔係……就係……"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "唔系……就系……"
        }
      ]
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      "zh-pron": "bùshì...jiùshì..."
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ... ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ si⁶... zau⁶ si⁶..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "bùshì...jiùshì... [Phonetic:búshì...jiùshì...]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùshìh...jiòushìh..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-shih⁴...-chiu⁴-shih⁴..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-shr̀-...-jyòu-shr̀-..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bushyh...jiowshyh..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "буши...цзюши..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buši...czjuši..."
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt sih... jauh sih..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ si⁶... dzau⁶ si⁶..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ xi⁶... zeo⁶ xi⁶..."
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ siː²² t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² /",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: búshì...jiùshì...]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ siː²² t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² /"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不是……就是……"
}

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      "zh-pron": "bùshì...jiùshì..."
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ... ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ si⁶... zau⁶ si⁶..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùshì...jiùshì... [Phonetic:búshì...jiùshì...]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùshìh...jiòushìh..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-shih⁴...-chiu⁴-shih⁴..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-shr̀-...-jyòu-shr̀-..."
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bushyh...jiowshyh..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "буши...цзюши..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buši...czjuši..."
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt sih... jauh sih..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ si⁶... dzau⁶ si⁶..."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ xi⁶... zeo⁶ xi⁶..."
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ siː²² t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² /",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: búshì...jiùshì...]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ siː²² t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² /"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "唔係……就係……"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "唔系……就系……"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不是……就是……"
}

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"不是……就是……" meaning in Chinese

Conjunction