# 就是
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiùshì
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зусы (zusɨ, III-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zau$^6$ si$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiū-sī / chiū-sǐ / tō-sī / tō-sǐ / tiō-sī / tio̍h-sī / to̍h-sī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ziu$^6$ si$^6$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$zhieu-zy$_6$ / $^6$jieu-zy$_6$ / $^6$zheu-zy$_6$ / $^6$zeu-zy$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiùshì
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiòushìh
*** Wade–Giles: chiu$^4$-shih$^4$
*** Yale: jyòu-shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowshyh
*** Palladius: цзюши (czjuši)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$就事 就勢／就势 就是 就試／就试 救世 救市 舊事／旧事 舊市／旧市 舊式／旧式
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зусы (zusɨ, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sou⁴⁴ sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zau$^6$ si$^6$
*** Yale: jauh sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzau$^6$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zeo$^6$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɐu̯²² siː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiū-sī
*** Tâi-lô: tsiū-sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciuxsi
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu³³⁻¹¹ si³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siu²²⁻²¹ si²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu³³⁻²¹ si³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiū-sǐ
*** Tâi-lô: tsiū-sǐ
*** IPA (Philippines): /t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² si³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² si²²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-sī
*** Tâi-lô: tō-sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doixsi
*** IPA (Taipei): /to³³⁻¹¹ si³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³⁻²¹ si³³/
** (Hokkien: Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-sǐ
*** Tâi-lô: tō-sǐ
*** IPA (Philippines): /to⁴¹⁻²² si³³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiō-sī
*** Tâi-lô: tiō-sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dioixsi
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ³³⁻²¹ si³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tio³³⁻¹¹ si³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-sī
*** Tâi-lô: tio̍h-sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dioiqsi
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍h-sī
*** Tâi-lô: to̍h-sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doiqsi
*** IPA (Xiamen): /to(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ziu$^6$ si$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiŭ sĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siu³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zhieu-zy$_6$
*** MiniDict: zhieu$^去$ zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$xxieu-zr$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑiɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Shanghai, Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^6$jieu-zy$_6$
*** MiniDict: jieu$^去$ zy$^去$
*** MiniDict: jiu$^去$ zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$jjieu-zr$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑiɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /d͡ʑiø¹¹ zz̩⁵³/
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zheu-zy$_6$
*** MiniDict: zheu$^去$ zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$xxeu-zr$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zeu-zy$_6$
*** MiniDict: zeu$^去$ zy$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zøy²³ zz̩¹¹/
* $^6$jieu-zy$_6$ (Shanghainese) - influenced by Mandarin;
* $^6$zheu-zy$_6$ - less common.

### Verb

就是
* to be precisely; to be none other than; it is ... that
    堅持就是勝利。／坚持就是胜利。 ― Jiānchí jiùshì shènglì. ― Persistence is victory; Success belongs to the persevering.
    From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 約翰福音 (John) 1:4
    Shēngmìng zài tā lǐtou, zhè shēngmìng jiùshì rén de guāng. [Pinyin]
    In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

#### Synonyms

* 即是 (jíshì)
* 便是 (biànshì)
* (Cantonese) 就係／就系
* (Puxian Min) 直是 (zhíshì)

#### Antonyms

* 並不／并不 (bìngbù)

#### Derived terms

* 不是……就是…… (bùshì...jiùshì...)
* 就是……也…… (jiùshì ... yě ...)
* 就是說／就是说 (jiùshìshuō)
* 知識就是力量／知识就是力量

### Conjunction

就是
* even if (when the verb of the following part of the sentence is preceded by 也 (yě))
       Jiùshì xiàyǔ, wǒmen yě yào qù. [Pinyin]
       Even if it rains, we shall go.
       Jiùshì ràng tā lái, yě wǎn le. [Pinyin]
       Even if she comes, it will be too late.
* even
       Jiùshì xiànzài, tā de bùzǐ háishì hěn zhuàngjiàn yǒulì de. [Pinyin]
       Even now he walked with a vigorous step.
* (giving emphasis) just; really
       Wǒ cóngbù chī bōcài. Wǒ jiùshì bù xǐhuān nà wèir. [Pinyin]
       I never eat spinach. I just don't like the taste.
* like; in the same way as

#### Usage notes

就是……也 (yě) is used to express "even if" in case of a hypothetical statement. This construction is the same as 即使 (jíshǐ)……也, 即便 (jíbiàn)……也, 縱使／纵使 (zòngshǐ)……也, 哪怕 (nǎpà)……也 and 就算 (jiùsuàn)……也. There are differences with the last two: 就算 gives a feeling that the hypothesis has little chance of being realized, while 哪怕 is stronger.
If the statement is not hypothetical, 雖然／虽然 (suīrán)……但是 (dànshì) is used instead.

#### Synonyms

* (even if): 即使 (jíshǐ), 即便 (jíbiàn), 縱使／纵使 (zòngshǐ), 哪怕 (nǎpà), 就算 (jiùsuàn), 甚至 (shènzhì), 直是 (zhíshì)
* (even): 甚至 (shènzhì)
* (just; really): (Cantonese) 就係／就系

#### See also

* (even though): 雖然／虽然 (suīrán)

### Interjection

就是
* it sure is!; exactly!

#### Synonyms

* 可不是嗎／可不是吗 (kě bù shì ma)
* 沒錯／没错 (méicuò)
* 誰說不是呢／谁说不是呢 (shéi shuō bù shì ne)
* (Cantonese) 咪就係／咪就系

### References

* “Expressing "even if…" with "jiushi"”, in Chinese Grammar Wiki‎ (overall work in Mandarin and English), (Can we date this quote?)
* “Entry #8330”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.