却是

nevertheless / actually / the fact is ...

old variant of 卻|却[que4]

but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though

variant of 是[shi4] / (used in given names)

to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)