可圈可點

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	circle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
trad. (可圈可點)		可	圈	可	點
simp. (可圈可点)		可	圈	可	点
Built on 圈點／圈点 (quāndiǎn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěquānkědiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄩㄢ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² hyun¹ ho² dim²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěquānkědiǎn [Phonetic: kěquānkédiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄩㄢ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěcyuankědiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-chʻüan¹-kʻo³-tien³
    • Yale: kě-chywān-kě-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keechiuankeedean
    • Palladius: кэцюанькэдянь (kɛcjuanʹkɛdjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² hyun¹ ho² dim²
    • Yale: hó hyūn hó dím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² hyn¹ ho² dim²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² hün¹ ho² dim²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ hyːn⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ tiːm³⁵/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 可圈可點

1. (of performance, achievement, etc) praiseworthy; remarkable; commendable