渴望

Chinese

		thirsty	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
simp. and trad. (渴望)		渴	望

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěwàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hot³ mong⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hot-mong
• Min Nan (POJ): khat-bōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
    • Pinyin: kěwàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keewanq
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 可望 渴望

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hot³ mong⁶
    • Yale: hot mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hot⁸ mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hod³ mong⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːt̚³ mɔːŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hot-mong
    • Hakka Romanization System: hod` mong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hod⁵ mong⁴
    • IPA: /hot̚² moŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khat-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: khat-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qatbong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ bɔŋ³³/

Verb

渴望

1. to long for; to crave; to thirst for

   他總是渴望給別人留下良好的印象。 [MSC, trad.]

   他总是渴望给别人留下良好的印象。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zǒngshì kěwàng gěi biérén liúxià liánghǎo de yìnxiàng. [Pinyin]

   He's always longing to give other people a good impression.

Noun

渴望

1. longing; craving