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就是

Mandarin · pinyin jiù shì

exactly; precisely
only; simply; just
(used correlatively with 也 yě) even; even if

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就: jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

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4–4 · jiu4 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zau6 si6

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verb

to be precisely; to be none other than; it is ... that

conj

even if (when the verb of the following part of the sentence is preceded by 也 (yě))
even
(giving emphasis) just; really
like; in the same way as

intj

it sure is!; exactly!

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