倒是 (dàoshì) — actually, on the contrary, as it turns out (marking a contrast with expectation)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞

倒是 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)

倒是＝倒＋是

ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ · dàoshì

adverb — actually, on the contrary, as it turns out (marking a contrast with expectation)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

倒contrary to, the other way (倒過來)dào

是to be, indeed (是的)shì

倒是，倒過來的倒，是的的是。