可歌可泣
Chinese
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
song | can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
to sob | ||
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| simp. and trad. (可歌可泣) |
可 | 歌 | 可 | 泣 | |
| Literally: “you can sing or you can cry”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kěgēkěqì
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄜ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kěgekěcì
- Wade–Giles: kʻo3-ko1-kʻo3-chʻi4
- Yale: kě-gē-kě-chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keegekeechih
- Palladius: кэгэкэци (kɛgɛkɛci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ho2 go1 ho2 jap1
- Yale: hó gō hó yāp
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho2 go1 ho2 jap7
- Guangdong Romanization: ho2 go1 ho2 yeb1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ jɐp̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
可歌可泣