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不是 bù shì no / is not / not
不是 bú shi fault / blame
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不是话 bù shì huà see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
不是吗 bù shì ma isn't that so?
不是味儿 bù shì wèi r not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset
不是东西 bù shì dōng xi (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
不是滋味 bù shì zī wèi to be upset / to feel disgusted
不是吃素的 bù shì chī sù de not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
不是玩儿的 bù shì wán er de It's no joke.
不是冤家不聚头 bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是鱼死就是网破 bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
不是一家人不进一家门 bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom) / marriages are predestined / people marry because they share common traits
Approximate Results for 不是
是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is / exactly!
要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for / but for
莫不是 mò bù shì probably / perhaps / could it be that...?
赔不是 péi bú shi to apologize
钱不是万能的没钱是万万不能的 qián bù shì wàn néng de méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de Money isn't everything but without money you have nothing. (idiom)
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) / one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
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