竟是
jìng​shì

to turn out to be

  • created sense approved 竟是 · jìng​shì · to turn out to be — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    竟是

    jìng​shì

    to turn out to be

    to unexpectedly be; actually be; to be after all. This word is used to express surprise that a person or thing is different from what was expected.

    竟 (literal) → 竟 · jìng · unexpectedly 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be

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    created sense