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可惜

可惜

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	pity, regret, rue, begrudge
simp. and trad. (可惜)		可	惜

Adjective

可惜

a shame; too bad

可惜她在天國，不能與我們團圓。 [MSC, trad.]

可惜她在天国，不能与我们团圆。 [MSC, simp.]

Kěxī tā zài tiānguó, bùnéng yǔ wǒmen tuányuán. [Pinyin]

It's a shame she is in heaven and cannot have a reunion with us.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěxī, kěxí

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² sik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-sit
Min Nan (POJ): khó-sioh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshi
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshyi
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² sik¹
  - Yale: hó sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-sit
  - Hakka Romanization System: ko` xid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ko³ xid⁵
  - IPA: /kʰo³¹ ɕit̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-sioh
  - Tâi-lô: khó-sioh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoysioiq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɤʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɤʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɤʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɤʔ³²/