乃是
nǎi shì
Pinyin
Definition
乃是
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- equivalent to either 是[shì] or 就是[jiù shì]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一是一,二是二
- 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
- 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
- 3 unequivocal
一身是胆
- 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
- 2 intrepid
不是一家人不进一家门
- 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
- 2 marriages are predestined
- 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
- 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
- 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是鱼死就是网破
- 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
- 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
- 3 it's either him or me