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hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以
Pinyin: ke3 yi3
Translations
adverbcan, may, be allowed to
noun(adjective) so so
mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以
Pinyin: wu2 ke3 yi3
Translations
nouncannot; not possible | Synon.: 唔得, 唔可能, 唔可 | Mand.: 不可能, 不可以, 不得 (lit.)
nouncannot; no
waanˎ₄還hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以
简 还可以
Pinyin: hai2 ke3 yi3
Translations
nounalso acceptable; still acceptable | Cant.: 重可以; 仲可以
nounit's alright;still can; it's just about okay; it's good enough; it's borderline acceptable; that will do
nounstill okay; so-so (spoken)
hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以beiˍ₆避minˏ₅免
Pinyin: ke3 yi3 bi4 mian3
Translations
nounevitable, avoidable
nounavoidable
janˎ₄人batˉ¹不hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以maauˍ₆貌soeng˗₃相
Pinyin: ren2 bu4 ke3 yi3 mao4 xiang4
Translations
noundon't judge a book by its cover
douˉ¹都hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以
Pinyin: dou1 ke3 yi3
Translations
nounall OK [Syn.] (formal) 都可, 皆可
nounall right; okay
hoˊ²可mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以
Pinyin: ke3 m2 ke3 yi3
Translations
nounCan or cannot..?
jeˏ₅嘢hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以lyunˍ₆亂sik6,食,syut˗₃說waaˍ₆話mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以lyunˍ₆亂gongˊ²講
简 嘢可以乱食,说话唔可以乱讲
Pinyin: ye3 ke3yi3 luan4 shi2, shuo1hua4 wu2 ke3 yi3 luan4jiang3
Translations
nounone must watch what comes out of their mouth (what they say) more so than what they put into their mouth (what they eat) [colloquial]