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可怕

可怕

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to be afraid; to fear
simp. and trad. (可怕)		可	怕

Adjective

可怕

scary; frightening

Verb

可怕

to be merely afraid that

Synonyms

(be merely afraid that): 恐怕 (kǒngpà), 唯恐 (wéikǒng), 只怕 (zhǐpà)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěpà

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² paa³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-pha
Min Nan (POJ): khó-phà / khó-phàⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěpà
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keepah
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰa̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² paa³
  - Yale: hó pa
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² paa³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ pʰɑː³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-pha
  - Hakka Romanization System: ko` pa
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ko³ pa⁴
  - IPA: /kʰo³¹ pʰa⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-phà / khó-phàⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: khó-phà / khó-phànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoyphax, qoyphvax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰa²¹/, /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰã²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰa⁴¹/, /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰa²¹/, /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰã²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰa¹¹/, /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰã¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰa²¹/, /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰã²¹/