可免則免

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to exempt; to remove; to avoid to exempt; to remove; to avoid; to excuse	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	to exempt; to remove; to avoid to exempt; to remove; to avoid; to excuse
trad. (可免則免)		可	免	則	免
simp. (可免则免)		可	免	则	免

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěmiǎnzémiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² min⁵ zak¹ min⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěmiǎnzémiǎn [Phonetic: kémiǎnzémiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěmiǎnzémiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-mien³-tsê²-mien³
    • Yale: kě-myǎn-dzé-myǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keemeantzermean
    • Palladius: кэмяньцзэмянь (kɛmjanʹczɛmjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² min⁵ zak¹ min⁵
    • Yale: hó míhn jāk míhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² min⁵ dzak⁷ min⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² min⁵ zeg¹ min⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ miːn¹³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ miːn¹³/

Phrase

可免則免

1. to avoid if possible

Synonyms

• 能免則免／能免则免 (néngmiǎnzémiǎn)