似是而非

Chinese

		to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble	be; yes; this	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	(be) not; wrong; blame (be) not; wrong; blame; Africa
simp. and trad. (似是而非)		似	是	而	非

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìshì'érfēi

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁵ si⁶ ji⁴ fei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìshì'érfēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhshyherlfei
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁵ si⁶ ji⁴ fei¹
  - Yale: chíh sih yìh fēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁵ si⁶ ji⁴ fei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi⁵ xi⁶ yi⁴ féi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː¹³ siː²² jiː²¹ fei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

似是而非

seemingly so, but not really; appears right, but in fact wrong; specious

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