係唔係

係唔係

Chinese

		be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind
trad. (係唔係)		係	唔	係
simp. (系唔系)		系	唔	系

Pronunciation 1

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶
    • Yale: haih m̀h haih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶ m⁴ hei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²² m̩²¹ hɐi̯²²/

Conjunction

係唔係

1. (Cantonese) whether or not
2. (Cantonese, always followed by 都 (dou¹)) no matter what

Synonyms

• 係咪／系咪
• 是不是 (shìbùshì)

Pronunciation 2

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶ m⁴ hai^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hai⁶ m⁴ hai^6-2
    • Yale: haih m̀h hái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶ m⁴ hai^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶ m⁴ hei^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²² m̩²¹ hɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Interjection

係唔係

1. (Cantonese) isn't it? is it?