其實

其實

See also: 其实

Chinese

		his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (其實)		其	實
simp. (其实)		其	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qíshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ sat⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-sṳ̍t
• Min Nan (POJ): kî-si̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qíshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ sat⁶
    • Yale: kèih saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ sed⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ki² sid⁶
    • IPA: /kʰi¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: kî-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kisit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² ɕit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² ɕit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² ɕit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ ɕit̚⁴/

Adverb

其實

1. actually; as a matter of fact; in fact

Noun

其實

1. (literary) actual situation; reality

Derived terms

名副其實／名副其实 (míngfùqíshí) 名符其實／名符其实 (míngfúqíshí) 名過其實／名过其实

言過其實／言过其实 (yánguòqíshí) 譽過其實／誉过其实 過甚其實／过甚其实