| Change log entry 49468 | |
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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2013-08-01 21:42:33 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 40402 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> to be none other than/to be exactly Z ~ 是,就是 M ~ 正是 Examples ~ J The following sense is a little hard to render, and the above two wordings will probably do the job M ~ 卻是 「這不是一朵花，乃是一片紅葉。」 J ~ Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water sings the pebbles into perfection. 不是槌的打击，乃是水的载歌载舞，使鹅卵石臻于完美。 GT @ 乃是 = "but" Editor: per discussion |
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- 乃是 乃是 [nai3 shi4] /to be/ # + 乃是 乃是 [nai3 shi4] /to be none other than/to be exactly/ + 乃是 乃是 [nai3 shi4] /equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]/ |