WordTaiwan frequency #12,486
可否
ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄡˇ
“whether one can or may; whether it is possible or permissible; can or may one.”
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可
ㄎㄜˇ
Able to; can; may; to permit; to approve; suitable; worth; but; however; certainly; very.
否
ㄈㄡˇ
To negate or deny; not; no; to refuse; to reject; a function word indicating negation or refusal; also a hexagram name in the Book of Changes representing blockage; Book of Changes representing blockage.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 可以ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇcan; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty good
- 可能ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊpossible; might happen; maybe; perhaps; possibility; probability.
- 是否ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇwhether or not; if; used to introduce a yes–no question or indirect question; whether something is the case
- 可是ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to be
- 不可ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇcannot; must not; should not; impossible; not allowed.
- 不可能ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊimpossible; not possible; cannot happen or be done.
- 否則ㄈㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊotherwise; if not; or else; used to state what will happen if a condition is not met.
- 可愛ㄎㄜˇ ㄞˋadorable; cute; lovely; endearing
- 可惜ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊit is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately; to be regretted; (archaic or literary) to be cherished; to be treasured
- 即可ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇcan then; can immediately; and that will suffice
- 否認ㄈㄡˇ ㄖㄣˋto deny; to declare untrue; to refuse to admit or acknowledge.
- 可怕ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋfrightening; scary; dreadful; terrible; awful; formidable; hideous; horrible; (colloquial) I'm afraid that; expressing dismay or concern.