Chinese

其實

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂɻ̩³⁵/
actually; as a matter of fact; in fact
  • TOCFL 4
  • 其实

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  • characterChinese其 “his; her; its; their”
  • characterChinese實 “full; fulfilled; substantial; rich”
    • ideaChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • ideaChinese周 “to circle; to encircle”
    • componentChinese貫 “a string of one thousand coins”
    • ideaChinese貝 “shellfish; cowrie”

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