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可笑

可笑

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	laugh; smile
simp. and trad. (可笑)		可	笑

Adjective

可笑

funny; ridiculous; laughable

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² siu³
Min Nan (POJ): khó-chhiò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² siu³
  - Yale: hó siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² siu³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ siːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-chhiò
  - Tâi-lô: khó-tshiò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoychioix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰio¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/