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The Cantonese word jiu si - 要是 - jiu3 si6
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Romanization (Jyutping)

jiu3 si6

English translations

if,
suppose, in case

Chinese characters:

要是
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要是 (jiu3 si6) is composed of these characters: 要, 是
The traditional Chinese characters of jiu3 si6 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

might  |  be
要是 ( jiu si / jiu3 si6 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 174)
More words that mean if in Cantonese
jyu4 gwo2 ( 如果 ), sai2 ( 使 )

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