# 可是
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): kěshì
       (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): кәсы (kəsɨ, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ho$^2$ si$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khó-sī / khóⁿ-sǐ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kěshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kěshìh
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^3$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: kě-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshyh
*** Palladius: кэши (kɛši)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: кәсы (kəsɨ, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰə²⁴ sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ho$^2$ si$^6$
*** Yale: hó sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ho$^2$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ho$^2$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔː³⁵ siː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-sī
*** Tâi-lô: khó-sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoysi
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-sǐ
*** Tâi-lô: khónn-sǐ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

### Conjunction

可是
* however; but
       Wǒ bù shì zhōngguórén kěshì wǒ huì shuō pǔtōnghuà. [Pinyin]
       I am not Chinese but I can speak Mandarin Chinese.
       “Wǒ Hěn Chǒu Kěshì Wǒ Hěn Wēnróu” [Pinyin]
       "I am Ugly, but I am Gentle" (a 1988 song by Chief Chao)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 而, 然, 但, 卻, 則 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 但是, 但, 可是, 不過, 然而 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 但是, 但, 可是, 不過 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 但 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 但, 但是, 可是, 不過 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | tapi |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 但係, 不過, 之不過, 之但係 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 但係, 不過, 之不過, 之但係, but |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 但係 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 但係 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 但係, 不過, 之不過 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 但係, 董係 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 但係, 毋過 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 但係, 毋過, 毋故 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 但係, 毋過 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 但係, 毋過 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 但係, 毋過 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 毋過 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 但係 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | tapi |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 但是 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 但是 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 但是, 毋過, 毋句, 不過, 不而過 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 但是, 毋句, 不過, 不而過 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 但是, 毋過, 不過, 不而過 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 但是, 毋過, 不而過 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | tapi, 但是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | tapi, 但是, 毋句, 毋過 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 但是, 毋句, 毋過 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | tapi |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 是呾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 是呾 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 是呾, 比補 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 但是, แต่ว่า |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 但是, tapi |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | tapi, 不過, 但是 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 但是 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 但是 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 但是, 必過, 不過, 但不過, 但必過 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 但必過 |

### Adverb

可是
* used for emphasis
       Nǐ zhème shuō kěshì yuānwang nǐ fùqīn le. [Pinyin]
       You are doing your father wrong by speaking like this.
       Zhè kěshì nǐ dàxiǎnshēnshǒu de hǎo jīhuì ya. [Pinyin]
       This is a good opportunity for you to show off your skills.