怕是

Chinese

		to be afraid; to fear	be; yes; this
simp. and trad. (怕是)		怕	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pàshì

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄚˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paa³ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàshì → pàshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄚˋ ㄕˋ → ㄆㄚˋ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pah.shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /pʰä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paa³ si⁶
  - Yale: pa sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paa³ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: pa³ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰäː³³ siː²²/

Adverb

怕是

maybe; probably; I'm afraid that it is ...

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 怕係／怕系

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