可愛
See also: 可爱
Chinese
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like | ||
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trad. (可愛) | 可 | 愛 | |
simp. (可爱) | 可 | 爱 | |
Literally: “can be loved; lovable”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ho2 oi3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-oi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-ài / khó-ài
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kě-ài
- Wade–Giles: kʻo3-ai4
- Yale: kě-ài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeay
- Palladius: кэай (kɛaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ho2 oi3
- Yale: hó oi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho2 oi3
- Guangdong Romanization: ho2 oi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː³⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-oi
- Hakka Romanization System: ko` oi
- Hagfa Pinyim: ko3 oi4
- Sinological IPA: /kʰo³¹ oi̯⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) 可愛
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 可愛 (“adorable; lovable; cute”) [map]
Antonyms
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 可愛
Descendants
See also
- (Japanese) 可愛い (kawaī)
Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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可 | 愛 |
Adjective
可愛
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