唔是
Chinese
| hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | be; yes; this | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (唔是) | 唔 | 是 | |
Etymology
Cognate with Hokkien 毋是 (m̄-sī).
Pronunciation
Verb
唔是
- (Teochew) to not be
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 不是 (“to not be”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 非 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不是 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 不是 |
| Taiwan | 不是 | |
| Jinan | 不是 | |
| Xi'an | 不是 | |
| Wuhan | 不是 | |
| Chengdu | 不是 | |
| Yangzhou | 不是 | |
| Hefei | 不是 | |
| Malaysia | 不是 | |
| Singapore | 不是 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔係 |
| Hong Kong | 唔係 | |
| Taishan | 唔係 | |
| Yangjiang | 無係 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 唔係 | |
| Singapore | 唔係 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 不是 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 毋係 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 毋係 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 毋係 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 毋係 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 毋係 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 毋係 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 毋係 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 不是 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 伓是 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 伓是 |
| Matsu | 伓是 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 毋是 |
| Quanzhou | 毋是 | |
| Zhangzhou | 毋是 | |
| Taipei | 毋是 | |
| Kaohsiung | 毋是 | |
| Tainan | 毋是 | |
| Taichung | 毋是 | |
| Hsinchu | 毋是 | |
| Lukang | 毋是 | |
| Sanxia | 毋是 | |
| Yilan | 毋是 | |
| Kinmen | 毋是 | |
| Magong | 毋是 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 毋是 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 毋是 | |
| Philippines (Manila Hokkien) | 毋是 | |
| Chaozhou | 唔是, ⿱不是 | |
| Shantou | 唔是, ⿱不是 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 唔是 | |
| Wenchang | 無是 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 勿是 |
| Suzhou | 勿是 | |
| Wenzhou | 否是 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 不是 |
| Shuangfeng | 不是 | |