Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

乃是

nǎishì

ㄋㄞˇ ㄕˋ

  1. 1equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
Example

道德上的惡乃是無知的後果。

dàodé shàng de wù nǎishì wúzhī de hòuguǒ

Moral evil is the result of ignorance.

Keep 乃是 and it comes back until you know it.

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