可否

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	clogged; evil; to negate clogged; evil; to negate; to deny; not
simp. and trad. (可否)		可	否

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěfǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² fau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěfǒu [Phonetic: kéfǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kěfǒu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-fou³
  - Yale: kě-fǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keefoou
  - Palladius: кэфоу (kɛfou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ foʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² fau²
  - Yale: hó fáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² fau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho² feo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ fɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

可否

(formal) can or cannot
你現在有時間嗎，可否幫我一個忙？ [MSC, trad.]
你现在有时间吗，可否帮我一个忙？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ xiànzài yǒu shíjiān ma, kěfǒu bāng wǒ yī ge máng? [Pinyin]
Are you free now? Can you do me a favor?

Noun

可否

(formal) affirmative or negative comment

Adverb

可否

(formal) whether it is possible or not

Synonyms

能否 (néngfǒu)

Derived terms

不置可否 (bùzhìkěfǒu)

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