可信

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
simp. and trad. (可信)		可	信

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěxìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² seon³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-sin
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khó-sìn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěxìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěsìn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-hsin⁴
    • Yale: kě-syìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshinn
    • Palladius: кэсинь (kɛsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² seon³
    • Yale: hó seun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² soen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² sên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ sɵn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-sin
    • Hakka Romanization System: ko` xin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ko³ xin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰo³¹ sin⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-sìn
    • Tâi-lô: khó-sìn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoysixn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²¹/

Adjective

可信

1. trustworthy; trustable; credible; believable

   政治家可信嗎？／政治家可信吗？  ―  Zhèngzhìjiā kěxìn ma?  ―  Can politicians be trusted?

Synonyms

• 信得過／信得过 (xìndéguò)
• 保準／保准 (bǎozhǔn) (colloquial)
• 值得信賴／值得信赖 (zhídé xìnlài)
• 靠得住 (kàodezhù)

 

Derived terms

• 可信度 (kěxìndù)
• 可信性 (kěxìnxìng)