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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pàshì → pàshi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄚˋ ㄕˋ → ㄆㄚˋ ˙ㄕ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pàshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: pʻa⁴-shih⁵
  - Yale: pà-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pah.shyh
  - Palladius: паши (paši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /pʰä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: paa³ si⁶
  - Yale: pa sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paa³ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: pa³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaː³³ siː²²/

Adverb

怕是

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

Synonyms

也許／也许 (yěxǔ)
保不住 (bǎobuzhù) (colloquial)
保不定 (bǎobudìng) (colloquial)
保不齊／保不齐 (bǎobuqí) (colloquial)
備不住／备不住 (bèibuzhù) (regional)
凡勢／凡势 (hoān-sè) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
博定 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
可能 (kěnéng)
容許／容许 (róngxǔ) (literary)
怕係／怕系 (Hakka)
或者 (huòzhě)
或許／或许 (huòxǔ)
指不定 (zhǐbùdìng)
搞不好 (gǎobùhǎo)
歉采 (Hokkien)
殼張／壳张 (⁷khoq-tsan) (Wu, dated)
沒準兒／没准儿 (méizhǔnr) (colloquial)
興許／兴许 (xīngxǔ) (colloquial)
話勿出／话勿出 (⁶gho-veq-tsheq) (Wu)
話唔埋／话唔埋 (waa⁶ m⁴ maai⁴) (Cantonese)
話唔定／话唔定 (waa⁶ m⁴ ding⁶) (Cantonese)
說不定／说不定 (shuōbùdìng)
講勿定／讲勿定 (⁵kaon-veq-din) (Wu)
講唔定／讲唔定 (gong² m⁴ ding⁶) (Cantonese)
難免／难免 (nánmiǎn)

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