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可靠

可靠

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support
simp. and trad. (可靠)		可	靠

Adjective

可靠

reliable

Derived terms

可靠性 (kěkàoxìng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěkào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² kaau³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-kho
Min Nan (POJ): khó-khò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěkào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keekaw
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² kaau³
  - Yale: hó kaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² kaau³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ kʰɑːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-kho
  - Hakka Romanization System: ko` ko
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ko³ ko⁴
  - IPA: /kʰo³¹ kʰo⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-khò
  - Tâi-lô: khó-khò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'qoix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ²¹/