可喜

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
simp. and trad. (可喜)		可	喜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěxǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² hei²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khó-hí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěxǐ [Phonetic: kéxǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěsǐ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-hsi³
    • Yale: kě-syǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshii
    • Palladius: кэси (kɛsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² hei²
    • Yale: hó héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ hei̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-hí
    • Tâi-lô: khó-hí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'hie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hi⁴¹/

Adjective

可喜

1. gratifying; heartening

Derived terms

• 乖覺可喜／乖觉可喜 (guāijuékěxǐ)
• 可喜可賀／可喜可贺 (kěxǐkěhè)
• 可喜娘

 

Related terms

• 可觀／可观 (kěguān)