可憎

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	detest
simp. and trad. (可憎)		可	憎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kězēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² zang¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-cheng / khó-cheng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kězēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kězeng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-tsêng¹
    • Yale: kě-dzēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keetzeng
    • Palladius: кэцзэн (kɛczɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² zang¹
    • Yale: hó jāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² dzang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² zeng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-cheng
    • Tâi-lô: khónn-tsing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvofzefng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-cheng
    • Tâi-lô: khó-tsing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoyzefng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

可憎

1. disgusting; abominable

Synonyms

• 可惡／可恶 (kěwù)

Antonyms

• 可愛／可爱 (kě'ài)