可謂

See also: 可谓

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	speak of
trad. (可謂)		可	謂
simp. (可谓)		可	谓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² wai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěwèi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-wei⁴
    • Yale: kě-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keewey
    • Palladius: кэвэй (kɛvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² wai⁶
    • Yale: hó waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

Verb

可謂

1. (literary) one can say that

   他的人物畫在當時可謂登峰造極。 [MSC, trad.]
   他的人物画在当时可谓登峰造极。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā de rénwùhuà zài dāngshí kěwèi dēngfēngzàojí. [Pinyin]

   His painting of people attained a level never known before.