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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
乃是 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
乃是 ＝ 乃 ＋ 是
ㄋㄞˇ ㄕˋ · nǎishì
verb — to be (literary); namely is, is precisely

字源 FORM — what the parts do

乃then; namely (乃)nǎi
是to be; is (是)shì
乃是，乃的乃，是非的是。
關 · Related
即是jíshìthat is; namely — the everyday literary equivalent便是biànshìis then; precisely is — same emphatic frame