可惡

See also: 可恶

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated
trad. (可惡)		可	惡
simp. (可恶)		可	恶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ho² wu³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ho² vu¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): kō̤ ó
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khó-òⁿ / khóⁿ-òⁿ / khó-ò͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ko² u³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěwù
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-wu⁴
    • Yale: kě-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keewuh
    • Palladius: кэу (kɛu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² wu³
    • Yale: hó wu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² wu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² wu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ wuː³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ho² vu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hᵘɔ⁵⁵ vu³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kō̤ ó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo³³ ou²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-òⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khó-ònn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'vox
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ̃¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ̃²¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /kʰo⁴²⁻²⁴ ɔ̃²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ̃²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-òⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: khónn-ònn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvof'vox
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔ̃⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ̃¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ̃²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-ò͘
    • Tâi-lô: khó-òo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoyox
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ko² u³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khó ù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ u²¹³/

Adjective

可惡

1. repulsive; vile; abominable

   • 你把我渾家估倒在何處，卻來我家詐誘我的寶貝？著實無禮，可惡！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     你把我浑家估倒在何处，却来我家诈诱我的宝贝？着实无礼，可恶！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Nǐ bǎ wǒ húnjiā gūdǎo zài héchù, què lái wǒ jiā zhàyòu wǒ de bǎobèi? Zhúoshí wúlǐ, kěwù! [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 可憎 (kězēng)

Antonyms

• 可愛／可爱 (kě'ài)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (可惡):

• → Vietnamese: khả ố (可惡)

References

• (Min Nan) “Entry #1560”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
可	惡

Adjective

可惡

1. chữ Hán form of khả ố (“detestable”).