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但
是
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Jyutping
daan6 si6
Pinyin
dàn shì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
but
however
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
連詞、書面語
連接兩句有轉折關係嘅句子
however
我雖然不聰明,但是我也不笨。
我虽然不聪明,但是我也不笨。
ngo5 seoi1 jin4 bat1 cung1 ming4 daan6 si6 ngo5 jaa5 bat1 ban6
Although I'm not smart, I'm not stupid either.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
但是他不常微笑。
但是他不常微笑。
dàn shì tā bù cháng wēi xiào 。
But he did not often smile.
Mandarin
他试图游过河,但是失败了。
他試圖遊過河,但是失敗瞭。
tā shì tú yóu guò hé , dàn shì shī bài liǎo 。
He failed in his attempt to swim across the river.
He failed in his attempt to swim the river.
Mandarin
我们有你的尺寸,但是没有那个颜色。
我們有你的尺寸,但是沒有那個顔色。
wǒ men yǒu nǐ de chǐ cun , dàn shì méi yǒu nà gè yán sè 。
We have your size, but not in that color.
Mandarin
这场秀棒极了,但是门票太贵了。
這場秀棒極瞭,但是門票太貴瞭。
zhè chǎng xiù bàng jí liǎo , dàn shì mén piào tài guì liǎo 。
The show was wonderful, but the tickets were too expensive.
Mandarin
他不是歌手,但是个演员。
他不是歌手,但是個演員。
tā bú shi gē shǒu , dàn shì gè yǎn yuán 。
He is not a singer, but an actor.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
Cantonese
我劝过佢哋但是冇用。
我勸過佢哋但是冇用。
ngo5 hyun3 gwo3 keoi5 dei2 daan6 si6 mou5 jung6 。
I tried in vain to persuade them.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我虽然不聪明,但是我也不笨。
我雖然不聰明,但是我也不笨。
ngo5 seoi1 jin4 bat1 cung1 ming4 daan6 si6 ngo5 jaa5 bat1 ban6
Although I'm not smart, I'm not stupid either.