係唔係

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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

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) no matter what
- 1976, “半斤八兩”, in 半斤八兩 (“The Private Eyes”), performed by 許冠傑 [Sam Hui]:
  
  最弊波士郁啲發威（癲過雞）一味喺處係唔係就亂嚟吠 [Cantonese, trad.]
  最弊波士郁啲发威（癫过鸡）一味喺处系唔系就乱嚟吠 [Cantonese, simp.]
  zeoi³ bai⁶ bo¹ si^6-2 juk¹ di¹ faat³ wai¹ (din¹ gwo³ gai¹) jat¹ mei^6-2 hai² syu³ hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶ zau⁶ lyun⁶ lai⁴ fai⁶
  the worst is the boss throws his weight around at every turn (acting crazier than a chicken) / always barking at random no matter what

Synonyms

係咪／系咪
是不是 (shìbùshì)

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