可嘆

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to sigh
trad. (可嘆/可歎)		可	嘆/歎
simp. (可叹)		可	叹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kětàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² taan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kětàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kětàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-tʻan⁴
    • Yale: kě-tàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keetann
    • Palladius: кэтань (kɛtanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² taan³
    • Yale: hó taan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² taan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² tan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ tʰaːn³³/

Adjective

可嘆

1. regrettable; lamentable; deplorable

Synonyms

• 遺憾／遗憾 (yíhàn)