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ho2 hak1
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[1] [v] can; may; be able to [2] [v] approve; permit; agree [3] [v] need (doing); be worth (doing); fit [4] [conj] but; however; yet [5] [adv] ever; actually; at all (for emphasis) The readings ho2/ke3 are used in virtually all contexts. hak1/ke4 are used only in the term 可汗 (khan).
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 何荷司 |
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可以 ho2 ji5 = can, may, be allowed to 可愛 ho2 oi3 = cute 不可 bat1 ho2 = cannot; not able to 可口 ho2 hau2 = tasty; to taste good 可樂 ho2 lok6 = cola 可口可樂 ho2 hau2 ho2 lok6 = Coca-Cola 可能 ho2 nang4 = maybe; probably; possibly; able 唔可以 m4 ho2 ji5 = cannot 粵 不可能 bat1 ho2 nang4 = impossible 冇可能 mou5 ho2 nang4 = impossible 粵 See all 202 compounds (CantoDict reports 217 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 49 examples containing 可
可惡,究竟係咩事呀。 粵
Ugh, what actually happened [just now]? [This is a common phrase in some TV shows. 可惡 is an interjection meaning "ugh". 究竟係咩事呀 is a shorter form of 究竟係發生咩事呀, so literally we have "ugh, actually is happen what?"]
你唔可以企喺張枱上便 粵
Show all 49 examplesYou can't stand on the table. [Lit. you cannot stand at table surface. 唔可以 here carries the sense of "not allowed".] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |