可惜

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
simp. and trad. (可惜)		可	惜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěxī, kěxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ho² sik¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ho² lhet²

• Gan (Wiktionary): ko³ xit⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-sit
• Eastern Min (BUC): kō̤-sék
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khó-sioh / khóⁿ-sioh / khó-sek

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ko² sioh⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěsi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-hsi¹
    • Yale: kě-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshi
    • Palladius: кэси (kɛsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěsí
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-hsi²
    • Yale: kě-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshyi
    • Palladius: кэси (kɛsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² sik¹
    • Yale: hó sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² xig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ho² lhet²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hᵘɔ⁵⁵ ɬet̚⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ko³ xit⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo²¹³⁻¹³ ɕit̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-sit
    • Hakka Romanization System: ko^ˋ xid^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ko³ xid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰo³¹ sit̚²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kō̤-sék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lɛiʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-sioh
    • Tâi-lô: khó-sioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoysioiq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤʔ³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sioʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-sioh
    • Tâi-lô: khónn-sioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvofsioiq
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sioʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-sek
    • Tâi-lô: khó-sik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoyseg
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ko² sioh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khó sioh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ sioʔ²/

Adjective

可惜

1. regrettable; too bad; a pity; a shame

   可惜她在天國，不能與我們團圓。 [MSC, trad.]
   可惜她在天国，不能与我们团圆。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kěxī tā zài tiānguó, bùnéng yǔ wǒmen tuányuán. [Pinyin]

   It's a shame she is in heaven and cannot reunite with us.

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 無彩／无彩, 拍損／拍损, 仄挩／仄捝

See also

• 憐惜／怜惜 (liánxī)
• 惋惜 (wǎnxī)
• 遺憾／遗憾 (yíhàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
可	惜
あたら
Grade: 5	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
惜

Etymology

From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あたら [àtárá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) あったら [àttárá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ta̠ɾa̠]
• IPA^(key): [a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

可惜(あたら) or 可惜(あったら) • (atara or attara) 

1. (archaic) regrettably; to my great regret
2. (archaic) unfortunately
3. (archaic) tragically

Interjection

可惜(あたら) or 可惜(あったら) • (atara or attara) 

1. alas!