WordTaiwan frequency #10,971
豈不是
ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
“isn't it; used to express a rhetorical question; exactly; precisely; used to affirm something emphatically.”
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豈
ㄑㄧˇ
How?; Isn't it?; Surely not?; Used in rhetorical questions to express surprise or disbelief; sometimes archaic for 'joyful' or 'triumphant music'.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
是
ㄕˋ
To be; yes; correct; right; true; to affirm; to acknowledge; a surname; a thing; indeed.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 但是ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; nevertheless; used to introduce a contrasting or limiting clause
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 還是ㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋstill; nevertheless; or; had better; unexpectedly
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 是否ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇwhether or not; if; used to introduce a yes–no question or indirect question; whether something is the case
- 可是ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to be
- 只是ㄓˇ ㄕˋmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however; just because
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount