# 不是
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bùshì, bùshi
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄕ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бусы (busɨ, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bat$^1$ si$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): put-sǐ / put-sī
* Wu (Hangzhou, Wugniu): $^7$peq-zy$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bùshì [Phonetic: búshì]
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bùshìh
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: bù-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushyh
*** Palladius: буши (buši)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$不世 不是 不識／不识 不適／不适
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bùshi
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄕ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bùshi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$-shih$^5$
*** Yale: bù-shr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu.shy
*** Palladius: буши (buši)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бусы (busɨ, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /pou²⁴ sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bat$^1$ si$^6$
*** Yale: bāt sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bat$^7$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bed$^1$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-sǐ
*** Tâi-lô: put-sǐ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /put̚⁵⁻²⁴ si²²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-sī
*** Tâi-lô: put-sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: putsi
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /put̚³²⁻⁵ si²²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /put̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^7$peq-zy$_6$
*** MiniDict: peh$^入$ zy$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /pəʔ³³ zz̩³⁴/

### Verb

不是
* to not be
    這不是我的書。／这不是我的书。 ― Zhè bùshì wǒ de shū. ― This is not my book.
       Zhè bùshì wǒ de shū ma? [Pinyin]
       This is not my book? (e.g. when you are told that the book is not yours.)
       Bùshì wǒ bù míngbái, wǒ zhǐshì bù xiǎng shuō. [Pinyin]
       It's not that I don't know; it's just that I don't want to say it.
* Used in interrogative sentences, to express a certain emotion. Equivalent to “... not ... ?”
       Wǒ bùshì shuō le bié jiào wǒ dìdi ma? [Pinyin]
       Didn't I already tell you not to call me "little bro"?
       Kàn, nà bùshì Yáo Míng ma? [Pinyin]
       Look! Isn't that Yao Ming?
       Zhè bùshì wǒ de shū ma? [Pinyin]
       Isn't this my book? (e.g. when you find other person holding your book)
    From: Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing, The Injustice to Dou E
    Tiān na, wùde bùshì wǒ xífùr! [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Usage notes

In sense 2, 不是 is usually weakened, pronounced with neutral tone, while in sense 1, 不是 is stressed.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 非 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不是, 否 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 不是 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 不是 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 不是 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 不是 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 不是 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 不是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 不是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 不是 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 不是 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 不是 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔係 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 唔係 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 唔係 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 唔係 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 無係 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 唔係 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 唔係 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 不是 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 毋係 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 毋係 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 毋係 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 毋係 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 毋係 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 毋係 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 毋係 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 唔係 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 不是 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 伓是 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 伓是 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 伓是 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 毋是, 𱍤 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 毋是 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 唔是, 𱍤 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 唔是, 𱍤, 唔𱍤 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 唔是 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 唔是, 𱍤 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 唔是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 唔是, 𱍤 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 伓是 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 無是 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 無是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 無是 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 伓是 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 伓是 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 勿是 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 勿是 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 不是 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 勿是 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 否是 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 不是 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 不是 |

#### Derived terms

* 不是嗎／不是吗 (bùshì ma)
* 不是……就是…… (bùshì...jiùshì...)
* 不是東西／不是东西 (bùshì dōngxi)
* 不是玩兒的／不是玩儿的 (bùshì wánr de)
* 不是……而是…… (bùshì...érshì...)
* 豈不是／岂不是 (qǐbùshì)

#### See also

* 是不是 (shìbùshì)

### Noun

不是
* fault; mistake; wrongdoing
    都是我的不是。 ― Dōu shì wǒ de bùshì. ― It's all my fault.
    快去賠個不是。／快去赔个不是。 ― Kuài qù péi ge bùshì. ― Quickly go and apologise.

#### Synonyms

* 不好
* 不韙／不韪 (bùwěi) (literary)
* 偏差 (piānchā)
* 問題／问题 (wèntí)
* 失誤／失误 (shīwù)
* 差失 (chāshī)
* 差池
* 差舛 (chāchuǎn) (literary)
* 差誤／差误 (chāwù)
* 差謬／差谬 (chāmiù) (literary)
* 差錯／差错 (chācuò)
* 疏失 (shūshī) (careless mistake)
* 紕繆／纰缪 (pīmiù) (literary)
* 訛／讹 (é) (literary, or in compounds)
* 誤差／误差 (wùchā) (especially in data)
* 誤謬／误谬 (wùmiù) (fallacy)
* 謬誤／谬误 (miùwù) (fallacy)
* 責任／责任 (zérèn)
* 過失／过失 (guòshī)
* 過錯／过错 (guòcuò)
* 錯／错
* 錯誤／错误 (cuòwù)

#### Derived terms

* 認不是／认不是 (rèn bùshi)
* 賠不是／赔不是 (péi bùshi)