係唔係

Chinese

		be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	be; connection; relation be; connection; relation; tie up; bind
trad. (係唔係)		係	唔	係
simp. (系唔系)		系	唔	系

Pronunciation 1

Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶
  - Yale: haih m̀h haih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶ m⁴ hei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²² m̩²¹ hɐi̯²²/

Conjunction

係唔係

(Cantonese) whether or not
(Cantonese, always followed by 都 (dou¹)) no matter what

Synonyms

係咪／系咪
是不是 (shìbùshì)

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶ m⁴ hai^6-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hai⁶ m⁴ hai^6-2
  - Yale: haih m̀h hái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶ m⁴ hai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶ m⁴ hei^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²² m̩²¹ hɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Interjection

係唔係

(Cantonese) isn't it? is it?

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