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

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• 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

1. (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

1. (formal) affirmative or negative comment

Adverb

可否

1. (formal) whether it is possible or not

Synonyms

• 能否 (néngfǒu)

Derived terms

• 不置可否 (bùzhìkěfǒu)