是誰
Chinese
be; yes; this | who | ||
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trad. (是誰) | 是 | 誰 | |
simp. (是谁) | 是 | 谁 |
Etymology
Probably from the vernacular readings of the two characters with assimilation. Zhangzhou chī-choa̍h is a contraction of 是誰仔/是谁仔 (chī-chūi-á).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
是誰
- (Hokkien, chiefly Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, dated in Taiwanese Hokkien) who; whom
- 耶穌已經到該撒利亞腓立比的境界,問伊的學生講,人咧講人子是是誰? [Hokkien, trad.]
- From: 巴克禮譯本 (Barclay Amoy Romanized Bible), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 16:13
- Iâ-so͘ í-keng kàu Kai-sat-lī-a Hui-li̍p-pí ê kéng-kài, mn̄g I ê ha̍k-seng kóng, Lâng teh kóng Jîn-chú sī chī-chūi? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
耶稣已经到该撒利亚腓立比的境界,问伊的学生讲,人咧讲人子是是谁? [Hokkien, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 誰 (“who; whom”) [map]
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