苛刻

Chinese

		severe; exacting	quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive
trad. (苛刻)		苛	刻
simp. #(苛刻)		苛	刻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēkè

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ㄎㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho¹ hak¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kho͘-khiak / kho-khek

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēkè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kekè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-kʻo⁴
    • Yale: kē-kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kekeh
    • Palladius: кэкэ (kɛkɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho¹ hak¹
    • Yale: hō hāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho¹ hak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho¹ heg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kho͘-khiak
    • Tâi-lô: khoo-khiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qo'qiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ³³ kʰiak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kho-khek
    • Tâi-lô: kho-khik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoi'qeg
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɪk̚³²/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 苛刻

1. harsh; demanding

Related terms

• 尖刻 (jiānkè)
• 刻薄 (kèbó)