可惜

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge
simp. and trad. (可惜)		可	惜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěxī, kěxí

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ho² sik¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ho² lhet²
Gan (Wiktionary): ko³ xit⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-sit
Eastern Min (BUC): kō̤-sék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khó-sioh / khóⁿ-sioh / khó-sek

(Teochew, Peng'im): ko² sioh⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kěsi
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-hsi¹
  - Yale: kě-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshi
  - Palladius: кэси (kɛsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kěsí
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-hsi²
  - Yale: kě-syí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshyi
  - Palladius: кэси (kɛsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² sik¹
  - Yale: hó sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho² xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ho² lhet²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hᵘɔ⁵⁵ ɬet̚⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ko³ xit⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo²¹³⁻¹³ ɕit̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-sit
  - Hakka Romanization System: ko^ˋ xid^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ko³ xid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰo³¹ sit̚²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kō̤-sék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lɛiʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-sioh
  - Tâi-lô: khó-sioh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoysioiq
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤʔ³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sioʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-sioh
  - Tâi-lô: khónn-sioh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvofsioiq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sioʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-sek
  - Tâi-lô: khó-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoyseg
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ko² sioh⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khó sioh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ sioʔ²/

Adjective

可惜

regrettable; too bad; a pity; a shame
可惜她在天國，不能與我們團圓。 [MSC, trad.]
可惜她在天国，不能与我们团圆。 [MSC, simp.]
Kěxī tā zài tiānguó, bùnéng yǔ wǒmen tuányuán. [Pinyin]
It's a shame she is in heaven and cannot reunite with us.

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 無彩／无彩, 拍損／拍损, 仄挩／仄捝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
可	惜
あたら
Grade: 5	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
惜

Etymology

From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あたら [àtárá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) あったら [àttárá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [a̠ta̠ɾa̠]
IPA^(key): [a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

可惜(あたら) or 可惜(あったら) • (atara or attara)

(archaic) regrettably; to my great regret
(archaic) unfortunately
(archaic) tragically

Interjection

可惜(あたら) or 可惜(あったら) • (atara or attara)

alas!

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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