<p>As the comment and the other answer said it's definitely a typo. </p>

<p>Note that in <em>highly informal</em> daily conversations, a sequence of "是" or "好" can express impatience,  or can indicate dismissal of other person's opinion (with an arrogant/inpatient/derogatory tone) despite repeatedly answering "yes". I'm not sure if such a pattern is also present in English though. </p>

<p>Example:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A: 你是不是脑子有问题啊? (Are you a idiot?)<br>
  B: <strong>是是是是</strong>，你觉得是，那就是，不狡辩。(meaning: I don't give a ** about what you think.)</p>
</blockquote>

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Vim
<p>It is a typo here, but in some dialects 是是 means 是不是, which is another story.</p>

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"in some dialects 是是 means 是不是"? I don't believe it. Give me some proof. I would accept '是不?' can be the shortened form of '是不是' but  '是是' is just  too illogical to be considered as a shortened form of '是不是'
Tang Ho
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@Tang Ho  It is logical, it is just 吞音. e.g. "明天要下雨, 是是".
sfy
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<p>&quot;啊是是是&quot;表示躺平，摆烂。accept whatever you said but did nothing.</p>

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Please read the question before answering.
Olle Linge
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vkdooe tonny
<p>This question relates to the following snippet:</p>

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  <p>不约而同是一个成语，读音<strong>是是</strong>bù yuē ér tóng，意思是指事先没有约定而相互一致。<br>
  <sub>Baidu Baike，<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%8D%E7%BA%A6%E8%80%8C%E5%90%8C/1638708" rel="nofollow noreferrer">不约而同</a></sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>It introduces the chengyu (idiom) 不约而同, which means something like "doing something consistently, but without prior arrangement".  I'm just wondering why 是是 is used here---I haven't seen this before, so maybe it just means 是? Or maybe it's a typo?</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 是是 mean beyond 是?  Is it just a typo?</p>

<p>Putting <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E6%98%AF%E6%98%AF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">是是</a> into YouDao gives this example: 你认为将会是是错误的决策.  Maybe it's more tentative than plain 是, like 看看 perhaps.  I'm not clear on this.</p>

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What does 是是 mean beyond 是? Is it just a typo?
# What does 是是 mean beyond 是? Is it just a typo?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-09)

This question relates to the following snippet:

> 不约而同是一个成语，读音**是是**bù yuē ér tóng，意思是指事先没有约定而相互一致。  
> Baidu Baike，[不约而同](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%8D%E7%BA%A6%E8%80%8C%E5%90%8C/1638708)

It introduces the chengyu (idiom) 不约而同, which means something like "doing something consistently, but without prior arrangement". I'm just wondering why 是是 is used here---I haven't seen this before, so maybe it just means 是? Or maybe it's a typo?

**Question**: What does 是是 mean beyond 是? Is it just a typo?

Putting [是是](http://youdao.com/w/%E6%98%AF%E6%98%AF) into YouDao gives this example: 你认为将会是是错误的决策. Maybe it's more tentative than plain 是, like 看看 perhaps. I'm not clear on this.

**Tags:** meaning, usage, difference


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-11-10. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

As the comment and the other answer said it's definitely a typo.

Note that in *highly informal* daily conversations, a sequence of "是" or "好" can express impatience, or can indicate dismissal of other person's opinion (with an arrogant/inpatient/derogatory tone) despite repeatedly answering "yes". I'm not sure if such a pattern is also present in English though.

Example:

> A: 你是不是脑子有问题啊? (Are you a idiot?)  
> B: **是是是是**，你觉得是，那就是，不狡辩。(meaning: I don't give a \*\* about what you think.)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-11-09. Score: 1

It is a typo here, but in some dialects 是是 means 是不是, which is another story.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: "in some dialects 是是 means 是不是"? I don't believe it. Give me some proof. I would accept '是不?' can be the shortened form of '是不是' but  '是是' is just  too illogical to be considered as a shortened form of '是不是'  
> **username_2**: @username_3  It is logical, it is just 吞音. e.g. "明天要下雨, 是是".  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2023-02-28. Score: -1

"啊是是是"表示躺平，摆烂。accept whatever you said but did nothing.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Please read the question before answering.  

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