可不是

certainly not; indeed not, Exactly! / It sure is.

→ 可
phrase Common #1,774
certainly not; indeed not An emphatic way to deny or reject something, often used before 是 or a noun phrase.
CH: 三十万标准币可不是小数目。
EN: Three hundred thousand standard coins is certainly no small amount.

那个女的到处看地知道的人可不是一两个…

That woman looks around everywhere, and more than just one or two people know about it...

— 密阳 (2007)

我加入你们可不是为了干这事

I didn't join you guys to do this.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

过去可不是这样

It wasn't like this in the past.

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

你可不是在家里

You’re definitely not at home.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

这里可不是固定车站哦,知道嘛!

This isn’t a regular stop, you know!

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

可不是开玩笑

I'm not kidding.

— 触不可及 (2011)

原谅这个东西啊它可不是简单的事情

Forgiveness isn’t something that comes easily.

— 密阳 (2007)

娜塔莎可不是那种女孩

Natasha is definitely not that kind of girl.

— 战争与和平 (1968)

我和申爱小姐可不是那种关系

Miss Shin-ae and I are not in that kind of relationship.

— 密阳 (2007)

那钱可不是靠你写作赚来的

You certainly didn't earn that money through your writing.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

现在可不是时候

Now is not the time.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

吉尔这话可不是在真心发问。

Jill wasn't asking that sincerely.

你在沙贝尔的报纸上可不是这么写的啊

That’s not what you wrote in Sabel’s newspaper.

— 焦土之城 (2010)

那可不是一条普通的鱼是从灵婆那里换来的吧嗯?

That’s no ordinary fish. You got it from Granny Ling in exchange for something, didn’t you? Huh?

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

你可不是小孩子

You're not a little kid, you know.

— 野草莓 (1957)

这里可不是开玩笑的

This is no joke.

— 潜行者 (1979)

可不是个语言学家

He’s definitely not a linguist.

— 野草莓 (1957)

这个可不是绿色是橙色的

This one isn't green; it's orange.

— 不可告人 (2006)

可不是当着她的面这样称呼

Certainly not when addressing her to her face like that.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

你说的可不是这样

That's not what you said.

— 预言者 (2009)

女王可不是难对付的家伙!

The queen is no pushover!

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

现在可不是这样做的时候.

Now is definitely not the time to do that.

— 俄罗斯方舟 (2002)

你可不是来这儿玩的啊

You’re not here to fool around, are you?

— 天空之城 (1986)

兔子可不是胆小鬼

Rabbits aren't cowards.

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

这里可不是索埃里

This isn't Soeiri.

— 怒火青春 (1995)

这个可不是轻易能够得到的

This isn't something you can get easily.

— 指环王2:双塔奇兵 (2002)

邦德以前总担心通信能不能做到不可破解;不,莫里斯,我们可不是靠计算机密码。

Bond used to worry about whether communications could be made unbreakable. No, Morris, we don’t rely on computer ciphers.

这脚可不是谁想捶就能捶的

Not just anyone gets to punch this leg.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

可不是我吵醒的

It wasn't me who woke them up.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

别烦我们了,可不是我们请你过来的!

Stop bothering us. We’re not the ones who invited you here!

— 怒火青春 (1995)

你可不是老板

You’re definitely not the boss.

— 智利说不 (2012)

这次可不是偷的

This time, I didn't steal it.

— 萤火虫之墓 (1988)

但对方可不是麻雀

But the other party is no sparrow.

— 七武士 (1954)

计划可不是这样的

That’s not what we planned.

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

大家都这么说,但是小姐,恕我直言现在站在船尾发疯的人可不是我

Everyone says that, but, miss, if you'll pardon my bluntness, I'm not the one standing at the stern going crazy right now.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

这里可不是你们人类该来的地方

This is no place for humans like you.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

佩皮诺今天可不是星期六

Pepino, today is definitely not Saturday.

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

这事可不是闹着玩的

This is no joke.

— 战争与和平 (1968)

phrase Rare #16,473
Exactly! / It sure is. An informal formula used to agree emphatically or confirm what someone has just said; it is not usually a literal question.
CH: “今天够热的。” “可不是,比昨天热多了。”
EN: “It’s really hot today.” “It sure is—much hotter than yesterday.”

可不是嘛!

You can say that again!

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

可不是?

Exactly!

— 大魔域 (1984)

可不是

Absolutely.

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)

“今天够热的”–“可不是,比昨天热多了”

“It’s pretty hot today.” “You can say that again—it’s much hotter than yesterday.”

可不是刚发现吗

I only just realized it, didn’t I?

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

可不是嘛

Exactly.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

可不是要去环游世界

Of course, I'm going to travel around the world.

— 红猪 (1992)