"Whether (or not)" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shì bù shì is or isn't / yes or no / whether or not
 néng fǒu whether or not / can it or can't it / is it possible?
 yǔ fǒu whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
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