可喜

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
simp. and trad. (可喜)		可	喜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěxǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² hei²
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): khó-hí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěxǐ [Phonetic: kéxǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kěsǐ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-hsi³
  - Yale: kě-syǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshii
  - Palladius: кэси (kɛsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² hei²
  - Yale: hó héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² hei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho² héi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ hei̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-hí
  - Tâi-lô: khó-hí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'hie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hi⁴¹/

Adjective

可喜

gratifying; heartening

Derived terms

乖覺可喜／乖觉可喜 (guāijuékěxǐ)
可喜可賀／可喜可贺 (kěxǐkěhè)
可喜娘

Related terms

可觀／可观 (kěguān)

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