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豈
不
是
[
岂
--]
Jyutping
hei2 bat1 si6
Pinyin
qǐ bù shì
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
副詞
表示反詰;唔通唔係;仲唔係
used in rhetorical questions, usually when criticizing something
你咁做豈不是自欺欺人?
你咁做岂不是自欺欺人?
nei5 gam2 zou6 hei2 bat1 si6 zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4?
Aren't you deceiving yourself and others?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase
wouldn't it be; isn't it
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
每天都这样岂不是很无聊!
每天都這樣豈不是很無聊!
měi tiān dōu zhè yàng qǐ bù shì hěn wú liáo !
Spending every day like this must be boring!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
岂不是
豈不是
hei2 bat1 si6
used in rhetorical questions, usually when criticizing something
Cantonese
你咁做岂不是自欺欺人?
你咁做豈不是自欺欺人?
nei5 gam2 zou6 hei2 bat1 si6 zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4?
Aren't you deceiving yourself and others?