倒是

dào shi

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Meanings

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dào shi

1.contrary to what one might expect
2.actually
3.contrariwise
4.why don't you

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Wiktionary

1.on the contrary; actually

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倒亻到

是日𤴓

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Related words

那倒是 Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)颠倒是非 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead