確有其事 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /kʰɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /kʰɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/ Chinese transliterations: quèyǒuqíshì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kok³ jau⁵ kei⁴ si⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], quèyǒuqíshì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], cyuèyǒucíshìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chʻüeh⁴-yu³-chʻi²-shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], chywè-yǒu-chí-shr̀ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], chiuehyeouchyishyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цюэюциши [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], cjuejuciši [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], kok yáuh kèih sih [Cantonese, Yale], kok⁸ jau⁵ kei⁴ si⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], kog³ yeo⁵ kéi⁴ xi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 确有其事 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 確有其事

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          "happen",
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          "roman": "quèyǒuqírén",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "kok³ jau⁵ kei⁴ si⁶"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "quèyǒuqíshì"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "cyuèyǒucíshìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻüeh⁴-yu³-chʻi²-shih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chywè-yǒu-chí-shr̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiuehyeouchyishyh"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "цюэюциши"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjuejuciši"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "kok yáuh kèih sih"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "kok⁸ jau⁵ kei⁴ si⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kog³ yeo⁵ kéi⁴ xi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "確有其事"
}

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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "kok³ jau⁵ kei⁴ si⁶"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "quèyǒuqíshì"
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        "bopomofo",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "cyuèyǒucíshìh"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻüeh⁴-yu³-chʻi²-shih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chywè-yǒu-chí-shr̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiuehyeouchyishyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цюэюциши"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjuejuciši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kok yáuh kèih sih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kok⁸ jau⁵ kei⁴ si⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kog³ yeo⁵ kéi⁴ xi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ siː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "確有其事"
}

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"確有其事" meaning in Chinese

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