可可

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(可可)

Borrowed from English cocoa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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可可

  1. cocoa
  2. cacao (Theobroma cacao)
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Etymology 2

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can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
simp. and trad.
(可可)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (29)
Final () (94)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter khaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰɑX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰɑX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰɑX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰaX/
Li
Rong
/kʰɑX/
Wang
Li
/kʰɑX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰɑX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ho2

Adjective

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可可

  1. (literary) slight; little
  2. (literary) vague; dim
  3. (literary) careless
  4. (literary) aye aye; yes yes
    然然可可  ―  ránránkěkě  ―  to be a yes man without any opinions of one's own
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Adverb

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可可

  1. (literary) just right; by chance
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