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[edit]can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) | ||
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trad. (可以) | 可 | 以 | |
simp. #(可以) | 可 | 以 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ko3 yi3
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): кәйи (kəyi, II-III)
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ho2 ji5
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ho2 yi4
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ho2 ji5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-yî
- Eastern Min (BUC): kō̤-ī
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5khu-i
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kěyǐ
- Wade–Giles: kʻo3-i3
- Yale: kě-yǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeyii
- Palladius: кэи (kɛi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kèi
- Wade–Giles: kʻei4
- Yale: kèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: key
- Palladius: кэй (kɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: ko3 yi3
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: koj
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰo⁵³ i⁵³/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: кәйи (kəyi, II-III)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰə⁵¹ i⁴⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ho2 ji5
- Yale: hó yíh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho2 ji5
- Guangdong Romanization: ho2 yi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː³⁵ jiː¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ho2 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hᵘɔ⁵⁵ ji²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-yî
- Hakka Romanization System: koˋ iˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ko3 yi1
- Sinological IPA: /kʰo³¹ i²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-yî
- Hakka Romanization System: koˋ (r)iˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ko3 yi1
- Sinological IPA: /kʰo³¹ (j)i²⁴/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: kō̤-ī
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰo³³⁻³⁵ i³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-í
- Tâi-lô: khó-í
- Phofsit Daibuun: qoyie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-í
- Tâi-lô: khónn-í
- Phofsit Daibuun: qvofie
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ko2 in2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khó íⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩ⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
Verb
[edit]可以
- can; may
- 這人來,為要作見證,就是為光作見證,叫眾人因他可以信。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 約翰福音 (John) 1:7
- Zhè rén lái, wèi yào zuò jiànzhèng, jiùshì wèi guāng zuò jiànzhèng, jiào zhòngrén yīn tā kěyǐ xìn. [Pinyin]
- The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
这人来,为要作见证,就是为光作见证,叫众人因他可以信。 [MSC, simp.]
- can; to be able to
- ... can be used to ... (usually with ellipsed 之 (zhī, “this”)); literally: 可 (“can”) 以 (“by; by means of; according to”)
- 棉花可以織布/棉花可以织布 ― miánhuā kěyǐ zhībù ― cotton can be used to weave cloth (lit. cotton, (one) can by this weave cloth)
- 水可以發電/水可以发电 ― shuǐ kěyǐ fādiàn ― water can be used to generate electricity (lit. water, (one) can by this generate electricity)
- 它山之石,可以爲錯。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Tā shān zhī shí, kě yǐ wèi cuò. [Pinyin]
- The stones from other mountains, can be used as sharpening stones (lit. can make sharpening stones by them)
它山之石,可以为错。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (aviation, Mainland China) to clear; to give clearance
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 可以 (“can; may”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 能 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 能, 能夠, 可以 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 能, 能夠, 可以 |
Malaysia | 能 | |
Singapore | 能, 能夠, 可以 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 可以 |
Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 得 |
Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 會 |
Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 會, 會使 |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 會, 會使 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 會, 會通 | |
Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 得, 可以 |
Wu | Shanghai | 好 |
Suzhou | 好 | |
Ningbo | 好 |
See also
[edit]- 得以 (déyǐ)
Adjective
[edit]可以
Derived terms
[edit]- 不可以 (bùkěyǐ)
- 可以意會,不可言傳/可以意会,不可言传
- 只要目的正當,可以不擇手段/只要目的正当,可以不择手段 (zhǐyào mùdì zhèngdàng, kěyǐ bùzéshǒuduàn)
- 唔可以
- 還可以/还可以 (háikěyǐ)
Vietnamese
[edit]chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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可 | 以 |
Verb
[edit]可以
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