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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
可以 see styles |
kě yǐ ke3 yi3 k`o i ko i ka i |
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good can |
不可以 see styles |
bù kě yǐ bu4 ke3 yi3 pu k`o i pu ko i |
may not |
得可以 see styles |
de kě yǐ de5 ke3 yi3 te k`o i te ko i |
(coll.) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully |
可以意知 see styles |
kě yǐ yì zhī ke3 yi3 yi4 zhi1 k`o i i chih ko i i chih kai ichi |
sufficient to grasp the point |
夏蟲不可以語冰 夏虫不可以语冰 see styles |
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng xia4 chong2 bu4 ke3 yi3 yu3 bing1 hsia ch`ung pu k`o i yü ping hsia chung pu ko i yü ping |
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom) |
他山之石可以攻玉 see styles |
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù ta1 shan1 zhi1 shi2 ke3 yi3 gong1 yu4 t`a shan chih shih k`o i kung yü ta shan chih shih ko i kung yü |
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside; to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively |
可以意會，不可言傳 可以意会，不可言传 see styles |
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán ke3 yi3 yi4 hui4 , bu4 ke3 yan2 chuan2 k`o i i hui , pu k`o yen ch`uan ko i i hui , pu ko yen chuan |
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle |
星星之火，可以燎原 see styles |
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3 , ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2 hsing hsing chih huo , k`o i liao yüan hsing hsing chih huo , ko i liao yüan |
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 8 results for "可以" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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