好是 [－－]

Jyutping hou3 si6
Pinyin hǎo shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, formal
    (it) really is; (it) truly is
  2. verb, formal
    to be precisely; to just happen to be; to be exactly; to be none other than
  3. adv, formal
    fortunately; luckily
    (syn.) 佳哉, 打帮, 造化, 好路, 亏, 幸亏, 打幫, 虧, 好代得, 虧得, 好佳哉, 好在, 多亏, 好得, 得亏, 幸而, 得虧, 幸虧, 多虧, 幸好, 亏得, 好彩, 好值得
  4. adv, formal
    Forming rhetorical questions declaring that something is not the truth
    (syn.) 岂是, 豈是
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在这种天气下，我最好是待在家里而不要出去。
    在這種天氣下，我最好是待在家裏而不要出去。
    zài zhè zhǒng tiān qì xià ， wǒ zuì hǎo shì dài zài jiā lǐ ér bù yào chū qù 。
    • I'd rather stay home than go out in this weather.
    • In this kind of weather it's best if I stay at home and don't go outside.
  2. Mandarin
    他的兴趣爱好是收集旧邮票。
    他的興趣愛好是收集舊郵票。
    tā de xìng qù ài hào shì shōu jí jiù yóu piào 。
    • His hobby is collecting old stamps.
  3. Mandarin
    我的业余爱好是拍野花的照片。
    我的業餘愛好是拍野花的照片。
    wǒ de yè yú ài hào shì pāi yě huā de zhào piàn 。
    • My hobby is taking pictures of wild flowers.
  4. Mandarin
    我的爱好是钓鱼。
    我的愛好是釣魚。
    wǒ de ài hào shì diào yú 。
    • My hobby is fishing.
  5. Mandarin
    下一个节假日正好是周日。
    下一個節假日正好是週日。
    xià yī ge jié jià rì zhèng hǎo shì zhōu rì 。
    • The next holiday falls on a Sunday.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在我的歌声里，我用音符赞美祢，祢的美好是我今生颂扬的。
    在我的歌聲裏，我用音符讚美禰，禰的美好是我今生頌揚的。
    zài wǒ de gē shēng lǐ ， wǒ yòng yīn fú zàn měi mí ， mí de měi hǎo shì wǒ jīn shēng sòng yáng de ．
    • I lift my voice in praise, I will love You with my life, for Your beauty and Your goodness never end. [Official English translation]
      In my singing voice, I praise You with musical notes. Your goodness is what I extol in this life. [Literal English translation]
  2. Mandarin
    这孙子成绩好是因为丫老给老师舔屁眼。
    这孙子成绩好是因为丫老给老师舔屁眼。
    zhè sūn zi chéng jì hǎo shì yīn wèi yā lǎo gěi lǎo shī tiǎn pì yǎn ．
    • This bastard gets good grades because he always kisses the teacher's ass.