事實

事實

See also: 事实 and 事実

Chinese

		matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (事實)		事	實
simp. (事实)		事	实
anagram		實事／实事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ sat⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-sṳ̍t
• Min Dong (BUC): sê̤ṳ-sĭk
• Min Nan (POJ): sīr-si̍t / sū-si̍t
• Wu (Wiktionary): zr zeq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: shìshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshy
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 事實／事实 侍食 嗜食 是時／是时 試食／试食 適時／适时

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: si⁶ sat⁶
    • Yale: sih saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ sed⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /siː²² sɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ sid⁶
    • IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sê̤ṳ-sĭk
    • IPA ^(key): /sy²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)liʔ⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sīr-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: sīr-si̍t
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻²² ɕit̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: sū-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suxsit
    • IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ ɕit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ ɕit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²²⁻²¹ ɕit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ ɕit̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: zr zeq (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /z̻z̩²² z̻əʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

事實

1. (countable, uncountable) fact; truth (Classifier: 個／个)

   上述事實 / 上述事实  ―  shàngshù shìshí  ―  the aforementioned facts

   既成事實 / 既成事实  ―  jìchéng shìshí  ―  established fact

   事實真相 / 事实真相  ―  shìshí zhēnxiàng  ―  the truth of the matter

   用事實說話 / 用事实说话  ―  yòng shìshí shuōhuà  ―  to speak with facts

   此說是否為歷史事實，近代頗有爭議。 [MSC, trad.]
   此说是否为历史事实，近代颇有争议。 [MSC, simp.]

   Cǐ shuō shìfǒu wéi lìshǐ shìshí, jìndài pōyǒu zhēngyì. [Pinyin]

   Whether this theory is historical fact has been a source of considerable contention in recent times.

Adjective

事實

1. (attributive) de facto

Derived terms

事實勝於雄辯／事实胜于雄辩 (shìshí shèngyú xióngbiàn) 事實婚姻／事实婚姻 (shìshí hūnyīn) 事實審／事实审

既成事實／既成事实 構成犯罪事實／构成犯罪事实

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (事實):

• → Japanese: 事実 (じじつ) (jijitsu)
• → Korean: 사실 (事實, sasil)
• → Vietnamese: sự thật (事實)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
事	實
じ Grade: 3	じつ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

事實 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 事実, hiragana じじつ, rōmaji jijitsu)

1. Kyūjitai form of 事実 (“fact”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
事	實

Noun

事實 • (sasil) (hangeul 사실)

1. Hanja form^? of 사실 (“fact, reality”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
事	實

Noun

事實

1. Hán tự form of sự thật (“truth”).