其實

See also: 其实

Chinese

		his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (其實)		其	實
simp. (其实)		其	实

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qíshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ sat⁶
• Gan (Wiktionary): qi² siit⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khì-sṳ̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ki² sed⁶

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kî-si̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵ sig⁸ / ki⁵ sêg⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ji-zeq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qíshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: císhíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-shih²
    • Yale: chí-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyishyr
    • Palladius: циши (ciši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ sat⁶
    • Yale: kèih saht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ sat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ sɐt̚²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: qi² siit⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴ sɨt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ki² sid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ki² sed⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ sət̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: kî-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kisit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² sit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ sit̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki⁵ sig⁸ / ki⁵ sêg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî si̍k / khî se̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sik̚⁴/, /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚⁴/

Note: ki5 sêg8 - Jieyang.

• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶ji-zeq
    • MiniDict: ji^去 zeh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jji-zeq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²² zəʔ⁴⁴/

Adverb

其實

1. actually; as a matter of fact; in fact

   其實我覺得吧，他還是太年輕了。 [MSC, trad.]
   其实我觉得吧，他还是太年轻了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qíshí wǒ juéde ba, tā háishì tài niánqīng le. [Pinyin]

   Actually, I think he is still too young.

Synonyms

• 事實上／事实上 (shìshíshàng)
• 其實骨子／其实骨子 (⁶ji-zeq-kueq-tsy) (Wu)
• 其實骨子裡／其实骨子里 (⁶ji-zeq-kueq-tsy-li) (Wu)
• 實則／实则 (shízé)
• 實在／实在
• 實情／实情 (Cantonese)
• 實際上／实际上 (shíjìshàng)
• 查實／查实 (caa⁴ sat⁶) (Cantonese)
• 見真／见真 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Noun

其實

1. (literary) actual situation; reality

Synonyms

• 實情／实情 (shíqíng)
• 實況／实况 (shíkuàng)
• 實際／实际 (shíjì)
• 實際情況／实际情况 (shíjì qíngkuàng)
• 現實／现实 (xiànshí)
• 真情 (zhēnqíng)

 

Derived terms

• 名副其實／名副其实 (míngfùqíshí)
• 名符其實／名符其实 (míngfúqíshí)
• 名過其實／名过其实 (míngguòqíshí)
• 言過其實／言过其实 (yánguòqíshí)
• 譽過其實／誉过其实
• 過甚其實／过甚其实

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (其實):

• → Korean: 기실(其實) (gisil)
• → Vietnamese: kì thực (其實)

Korean

Hanja in this term
其	實

Adverb

其實 • (gisil) (hangeul 기실)

1. Hanja form^? of 기실 (“actually; as a matter of fact; in fact”).

Noun

其實 • (gisil) (hangeul 기실)

1. Hanja form^? of 기실 (“actual situation; reality”).