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或是

huò shì

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huò shì · waak6 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. or
  2. either one or the other

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

或

Meaning
or, either, else; perhaps, maybe
Radical
戈
Strokes
8
Components
⿹戈⿱口一
Cangjie
IRM
Four-corner
5310.0

是

Meaning
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
Radical
日
Strokes
9
Components
⿱日疋
Cangjie
AMYO
Four-corner
6080.1

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