created reference approved 岂不是/豈不是 → 岂非/豈非 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
岂不是 / 豈不是 qǐbùshì
岂非 / 豈非 qǐfēi
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 岂不是/豈不是 · qǐbùshì · isn't it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
岂不是 / 豈不是
qǐbùshì
isn't it
Used in rhetorical questions to imply a strong affirmative, equivalent to "is it not" or "would it not be"
qǐbúshì
岂 (literal) → 岂/豈 · qǐ · how 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 岂不是/豈不是 · qǐbùshì · exactly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
岂不是 / 豈不是
qǐbùshì
exactly
Used to express strong affirmation of a previous statement or situation, meaning "precisely" or "that is exactly it"
qǐbúshì
岂 (literal) → 岂/豈 · qǐ · how 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition