只是
Chinese
only; merely; just only; merely; just; but |
be; yes; this | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (只是) |
只 | 是 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zi2 si6
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐshì
- Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhshìh
- Wade–Giles: chih3-shih4
- Yale: jř-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyshyh
- Palladius: чжиши (čžiši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- Homophones:
只是
指事
指示
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zi2 si6
- Yale: jí sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ siː²²/
- Homophones:
只是
指事
指示
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-sī
- Tâi-lô: tsí-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: cysi
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-sǐ
- Tâi-lô: tsí-sǐ
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zi2 si6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí sĭ
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ si³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: tsyeX dzyeX
Adverb
只是
Synonyms
- (only):
Dialectal synonyms of 只是 (“only; merely”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 只是, 僅僅, 單單 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 只是 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 淨係, 只係 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 淨係, 單單 | |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 淨係 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Huiyang) | 淨係 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 干焦 |
| Zhangzhou | 干焦 | |
| Taipei | 干焦 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 干焦 | |
| Klang (Hokkien) | 干焦 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 孤單, 干焦, 孤 | |
See also
Conjunction
只是