可 {kè}

khan (loanword)

可 ho² {kě}

1. can
2. may
3. able to
4. to approve
5. to permit
6. to suit
7. (particle used for emphasis) certainly
8. very

可怖 ho² bou³ {kě bù}

Horrifying

可嘉 ho² gaa¹ {kě jiā}

Praiseworthy

可以 ho² ji⁵ {kě yǐ}

(adjective) so so

可能 ho² nang⁴ {kě néng}

(modal verb) can

可悲 ho² bei¹ {kě bēi}

lamentable

可比 ho² bei² {kě bǐ}

comparable

可變〔-变〕 ho² bin³ {kě biàn}

variable

可親〔-亲〕 ho² can¹ {kě qīn}

1. kindly
2. nice
3. amiable

可取 ho² ceoi² {kě qǔ}

1. desirable
2. worth having

可蠢 ho² ceon² {kě chǔn}

1. (dialect) unbearable
2. embarrassing

可恥〔-耻〕 ho² ci² {kě chǐ}

1. shameful
2. disgraceful
3. ignominious

可恃 ho² ci⁵ {kě shì}

reliable

可導〔-导〕 ho² dou⁶ {kě dǎo}

differentiable (calculus)

可動〔-动〕 ho² dung⁶ {kě dòng}

movable

可分 ho² fan¹ {kě fēn}

1. can be divided (into parts)
2. one can distinguish (several types)

可否 ho² fau² {kě fǒu}

is it possible or not?

可加 ho² gaa¹ {kě jiā}

(botany) coca (loanword)

可嘉 ho² gaa¹ {kě jiā}

laudable

可解 ho² gaai² {kě jiě}

soluble (i.e. can be solved)

可見〔-见〕 ho² gin³ {kě jiàn}

1. it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)
2. it is (thus) clear
3. clear
4. visible

可驚〔-惊〕 ho² ging¹ {kě jīng}

astonishing

可敬 ho² ging³ {kě jìng}

venerable

可勁〔-劲〕 ho² ging⁶ {kě jìn}

1. vigorously
2. to the utmost
3. to the best of one's ability

可掬 ho² guk¹ {kě jū}

1. that one can grasp (of smile, anger)
2. palpable
3. fig. sincere

可觀〔-观〕 ho² gun¹ {kě guān}

1. considerable
2. impressive
3. significant

可怪 ho² gwaai³ {kě guài}

1. strange
2. curious
3. surprising

可貴〔-贵〕 ho² gwai³ {kě guì}

1. to be treasured
2. praiseworthy

可巧 ho² haau² {kě qiǎo}

by happy coincidence

可堪 ho² ham¹ {kě kān}

1. how can one endure?
2. to be able to endure

可恨 ho² han⁶ {kě hèn}

hateful

可行 ho² hang⁴ {kě xíng}

feasible

可口 ho² hau² {kě kǒu}

1. tasty
2. to taste good

可欺 ho² hei¹ {kě qī}

1. gullible
2. easily bullied
3. weak

可喜 ho² hei² {kě xǐ}

1. making one happy
2. gratifying
3. heartening

可氣〔-气〕 ho² hei³ {kě qì}

1. annoying
2. irritating
3. exasperating

可吃 ho² hek³ {kě chī}

edible

可可 ho² ho² {kě kě}

cocoa (loanword)

可看 ho² hon³ {kě kàn}

worth seeing

可汗 ho² hon⁴ {kè hán}

khan (loanword)

可好 ho² hou² {kě hǎo}

1. good or not?
2. luckily
3. fortuitously

可人 ho² jan⁴ {kě rén}

1. pleasant
2. agreeable
3. a person after one's heart (charming person)
4. a gifted person

可疑 ho² ji⁴ {kě yí}

1. suspicious
2. dubious

可兒〔-儿〕 ho² ji⁴ {kě ér}

1. a person after one's heart (charming person)
2. capable person

可以 ho² ji⁵ {kě yǐ}

1. can
2. may
3. possible
4. able to
5. not bad
6. pretty good

可逆 ho² jik⁶ {kě nì}

1. reversible
2. (math.) invertible

可燃 ho² jin⁴ {kě rán}

inflammable

可言 ho² jin⁴ {kě yán}

it may be said

可溶 ho² jung⁴ {kě róng}

soluble

可靠 ho² kaau³ {kě kào}

reliable

可決〔-决〕 ho² kyut³ {kě jué}

1. to adopt
2. to pass
3. to vote approval (of a law etc)

可慮〔-虑〕 ho² leoi⁶ {kě lǜ}

worrisome

可憐〔-怜〕 ho² lin⁴ {kě lián}

1. pitiful
2. pathetic
3. to have pity on

可樂〔-乐〕 ho² lok⁶ {kě lè}

1. amusing
2. entertaining
3. (loanword) cola

可微 ho² mei⁴ {kě wēi}

differentiable (math.)

可望 ho² mong⁶ {kě wàng}

1. can be expected (to)
2. to be expected (to)
3. hopefully (happening)

可能 ho² nang⁴ {kě néng}

1. might (happen)
2. possible
3. probable
4. possibility
5. probability
6. maybe
7. perhaps
8. CL: 個

可念 ho² nim⁶ {kě niàn}

1. pitiable
2. likable
3. memorable

可惱〔-恼〕 ho² nou⁵ {kě nǎo}

1. aggravating
2. irritating

可哀 ho² oi¹ {kě āi}

miserably

可愛〔-爱〕 ho² oi³ {kě ài}

1. adorable
2. cute
3. lovely

可怕 ho² paa³ {kě pà}

1. awful
2. dreadful
3. fearful
4. formidable
5. frightful
6. scary
7. hideous
8. horrible
9. terrible
10. terribly

可鄙 ho² pei² {kě bǐ}

1. base
2. mean
3. despicable

可塞 ho² sak¹ {kě sài}

xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)

可心 ho² sam¹ {kě xīn}

1. satisfying
2. to one's liking
3. to suit sb

可身 ho² san¹ {kě shēn}

to fit well (clothes)

可信 ho² seon³ {kě xìn}

trustworthy

可是 ho² si⁶ {kě shì}

1. but
2. however
3. (used for emphasis) indeed

可惜 ho² sik¹ {kě xī}

1. it is a pity
2. what a pity
3. unfortunately

可食 ho² sik⁶ {kě shí}

edible

可笑 ho² siu³ {kě xiào}

1. funny
2. ridiculous

可數〔-数〕 ho² sou² {kě shǔ}

1. countable
2. denumerable

可選〔-选〕 ho² syun² {kě xuǎn}

1. available
2. optional

可嘆〔-叹〕 ho² taan³ {kě tàn}

1. lamentable
2. sad(ly)

可體〔-体〕 ho² tai² {kě tǐ}

well-fitting (of clothes)

可調〔-调〕 ho² tiu⁴ {kě tiáo}

adjustable

可通 ho² tung¹ {kě tōng}

1. passable
2. possible to reach

可畏 ho² wai³ {kě wèi}

1. dreadful
2. formidable

可謂〔-谓〕 ho² wai⁶ {kě wèi}

it could even be said

可惡〔-恶〕 ho² wu³ {kě wù}

1. repulsive
2. vile
3. hateful
4. abominable

可憎 ho² zang¹ {kě zēng}

disgusting

可就 ho² zau⁶ {kě jiù}

certainly

可知 ho² zi¹ {kě zhī}

1. evidently
2. clearly
3. no wonder
4. knowable

可作 ho² zok³ {kě zuò}

can be used for

可頌〔-颂〕 ho² zung⁶ {kě sòng}

croissant (loanword)

可見度〔-见-〕 ho² gin³ dou⁶ {kě jiàn dù}

visibility

可可豆 ho² ho² dau² {kě kě dòu}

Cocoa beans

可可粉 ho² ho² fan² {kě kě fěn}

Cocoa powder

可可樹〔--树〕 ho² ho² syu⁶ {kě kě shù}

Cocoa trees

可用性 ho² jung⁶ sing³ {kě yòng xìng}

usability

可惱也〔-恼-〕 ho² nou⁵ jaa⁵ {kě nǎo yě}

an expression phrase from Cantonese opera, it indicates one is annoyed, irritated by another's absurd speech

可壓縮〔-压缩〕 ho² aat³ suk¹ {kě yā suō}

compressible

可不是 ho² bat¹ si⁶ {kě bu shì}

1. that's just the way it is
2. exactly!

可擦寫〔--写〕 ho² caat³ se² {kě cā xiě}

erasable

可尋址〔-寻-〕 ho² cam⁴ zi² {kě xún zhǐ}

1. addressable (computing)
2. accessible via an address

可持續〔--续〕 ho² ci⁴ zuk⁶ {kě chí xù}

sustainable

可得到 ho² dak¹ dou³ {kě dé dào}

available

可待因 ho² doi⁶ jan¹ {kě dài yīn}

codeine (loanword)

可懂度 ho² dung² dou⁶ {kě dǒng dù}

intelligibility

可耕地 ho² gaang¹ dei⁶ {kě gēng dì}

cultivable

可見光〔-见-〕 ho² gin³ gwong¹ {kě jiàn guāng}

1. visible light
2. light in optical spectrum

可行性 ho² hang⁴ sing³ {kě xíng xìng}

feasibility

可可米 ho² ho² mai⁵ {Kě kě mǐ}

Cocoa Krispies

可控硅 ho² hung³ gwai¹ {kě kòng guī}

1. (electronics) silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR)
2. thyristor

可移植 ho² ji⁴ zik⁶ {kě yí zhí}

portable (programming language)

可逆性 ho² jik⁶ sing³ {kě nì xìng}

reversibility

可燃冰 ho² jin⁴ bing¹ {kě rán bīng}

clathrate hydrates

可燃性 ho² jin⁴ sing³ {kě rán xìng}

1. flammable
2. flammability

可容忍 ho² jung⁴ jan² {kě róng rěn}

tolerable

可溶性 ho² jung⁴ sing³ {kě róng xìng}

solubility

可卡因 ho² kaa¹ jan¹ {kě kǎ yīn}

cocaine (loanword)

可靠性 ho² kaau³ sing³ {kě kào xìng}

reliability

可決率〔-决-〕 ho² kyut³ leot² {kě jué lǜ}

proportion needed to approve a decision

可決票〔-决-〕 ho² kyut³ piu³ {kě jué piào}

affirmative vote

可蘭經〔-兰经〕 ho² laan⁴ ging¹ {Kě lán jīng}

Quran (Islamic scripture)

可麗餅〔-丽饼〕 ho² lai⁶ beng² {kě lì bǐng}

crêpe (loanword)

可倫坡〔-伦-〕 ho² leon⁴ bo¹ {Kě lún pō}

Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka (Tw)

可憐蟲〔-怜虫〕 ho² lin⁴ cung⁴ {kě lián chóng}

1. pitiful creature
2. wretch

可憐見〔-怜见〕 ho² lin⁴ gin³ {kě lián jiàn}

1. (coll.) pitiable
2. to have pity on sb

可裂變〔--变〕 ho² lit⁶ bin³ {kě liè biàn}

fissile

可能性 ho² nang⁴ sing³ {kě néng xìng}

1. possibility
2. probability

可編程〔-编-〕 ho² pin¹ cing⁴ {kě biān chéng}

programmable

可信度 ho² seon³ dou⁶ {kě xìn dù}

1. degree of credibility
2. reliability

可信任 ho² seon³ jam⁶ {kě xìn rèn}

trusty

可視化〔-视-〕 ho² si⁶ faa³ {kě shì huà}

visualization

可想像 ho² soeng² zoeng⁶ {kě xiǎng xiàng}

conceivable

可塑性 ho² sok³ sing³ {kě sù xìng}

plasticity

可數集〔-数-〕 ho² sou³ zaap⁶ {kě shǔ jí}

1. countable set (math.)
2. denumerable set

可通約〔--约〕 ho² tung¹ joek³ {kě tōng yuē}

1. commensurable
2. having a common measure

可回收 ho² wui⁴ sau¹ {kě huí shōu}

recyclable

可執行〔-执-〕 ho² zap¹ hang⁴ {kě zhí xíng}

executable (computing)

可知論〔--论〕 ho² zi¹ leon⁶ {kě zhī lùn}

gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable

可再生 ho² zoi³ sang¹ {kě zài shēng}

renewable (resource)

可尊敬 ho² zyun¹ ging³ {kě zūn jìng}

respectable

可轉讓〔-转让〕 ho² zyun³ joeng⁶ {kě zhuǎn ràng}

1. transferable
2. negotiable

可不是嗎〔---吗〕 ho² bat¹ si⁶ maa¹ {kě bu shì ma}

no? don't you think so?

可比價格〔--价-〕 ho² bei² gaa³ gaak³ {kě bǐ jià gé}

comparable price; constant price

可大可小 ho² daai⁶ ho² siu² {kě dà kě xiǎo}

can be serious or trivial

可以避免 ho² ji⁵ bei⁶ min⁵ {kě yǐ bì miǎn}

avoidable

可唔可以 ho² m⁴ ho² ji⁵ {kě ḿ kě yǐ}

Can or cannot..?

可想然之 ho² soeng² jin⁴ zi¹ {kě xiǎng rán zhī}

you can imagine that

可取之處〔---处〕 ho² ceoi² zi¹ cyu³ {kě qǔ zhī chù}

1. positive point
2. merit
3. redeeming quality

可磁化體〔---体〕 ho² ci⁴ faa³ tai² {kě cí huà tǐ}

1. magnetic medium
2. material capable of being magnetized

可讀音性〔-读--〕 ho² duk⁶ jam¹ sing³ {kě dú yīn xìng}

pronounceability

可結合性〔-结--〕 ho² git³ hap⁶ sing³ {kě jié hé xìng}

associativity (xy)z = x(yz) (math.)

可歌可泣 ho² go¹ ho² jap¹ {kě gē kě qì}

1. lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
2. happy and sad
3. inspiring and tragic

可供軍用〔--军-〕 ho² gung¹ gwan¹ jung⁶ {kě gōng jūn yòng}

having possible military application

可共患難〔---难〕 ho² gung⁶ waan⁶ naan⁶ {kě gòng huàn nàn}

to go through thick and thin together (idiom)

可口可樂〔---乐〕 ho² hau² ho² lok⁶ {Kě kǒu kě lè}

Coca-Cola

可喜可賀〔---贺〕 ho² hei² ho² ho⁶ {kě xǐ kě hè}

1. worthy of celebration
2. gratifying
3. Congratulations!

可可西里 ho² ho² sai¹ lei⁵ {Kě kě xī lǐ}

Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原

可可托海 ho² ho² tok³ hoi² {Kě kě tuō hǎi}

Keketuohai town in Fuyun county 富蘊縣, Altay prefecture, Xinjiang

可圈可點〔---点〕 ho² hyun¹ ho² dim² {kě quān kě diǎn}

1. remarkable (performance, achievement etc)
2. worthy of praise

可有可無〔---无〕 ho² jau⁵ ho² mou⁴ {kě yǒu kě wú}

1. not essential
2. dispensable

可疑分子 ho² ji⁴ fan⁶ zi² {kě yí fèn zǐ}

a suspect

可移植性 ho² ji⁴ zik⁶ sing³ {kě yí zhí xìng}

portability (programming language)

可憐巴巴〔-怜--〕 ho² lin⁴ baa¹ baa¹ {kě lián bā bā}

1. pathetic
2. pitiful

可憐兮兮〔-怜--〕 ho² lin⁴ hai⁴ hai⁴ {kě lián xī xī}

1. miserable
2. wretched

可望有成 ho² mong⁶ jau⁵ sing⁴ {kě wàng yǒu chéng}

can be expected to be a success

可視電話〔-视电话〕 ho² si⁶ din⁶ waa² {kě shì diàn huà}

videophone

可想而知 ho² soeng² ji⁴ zi¹ {kě xiǎng ér zhī}

1. it is obvious that...
2. as one can well imagine...

可數名詞〔-数-词〕 ho² sou³ ming⁴ ci⁴ {kě shǔ míng cí}

countable noun (in grammar of European languages)

可支付性 ho² zi¹ fu⁶ sing³ {kě zhī fù xìng}

affordability

可展曲面 ho² zin² kuk¹ min⁶ {kě zhǎn qū miàn}

(math.) a developable surface

可接受性 ho² zip³ sau⁶ sing³ {kě jiē shòu xìng}

acceptability

可再生原 ho² zoi³ sang¹ jyun⁴ {kě zài shēng yuán}

renewable resource

可變化合價〔-变--价〕 ho² bin³ faa³ hap⁶ gaa³ {kě biàn huà hé jià}

variable valency

可持續發展〔--续发-〕 ho² ci⁴ zuk⁶ faat³ zin² {kě chí xù fā zhǎn}

sustainable development

可行性研究 ho² hang⁴ sing³ jin⁴ gau³ {kě xíng xìng yán jiū}

feasibility study

可可托海鎮〔----镇〕 ho² ho² tok³ hoi² zan³ {Kě kě tuō hǎi zhèn}

Keketuohai town in Fuyun county 富蘊縣, Altay prefecture, Xinjiang

可遇不可求 ho² jyu⁶ bat¹ ho² kau⁴ {kě yù bù kě qiú}

1. can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
2. one can only come across such things serendipitously

可裂變材料〔--变--〕 ho² lit⁶ bin³ coi⁴ liu² {kě liè biàn cái liào}

fissile material

可望取勝者〔---胜-〕 ho² mong⁶ ceoi² sing³ ze² {kě wàng qǔ shèng zhě}

1. favorite (to win a race or championship)
2. well placed contestant

可選擇丟棄〔-选择丢弃〕 ho² syun² zaak⁶ diu¹ hei³ {kě xuǎn zé diū qì}

1. discard eligible (Frame Relay)
2. DE

可支配收入 ho² zi¹ pui³ sau¹ jap⁶ {kě zhī pèi shōu rù}

disposable income

可轉讓證券〔-转让证-〕 ho² zyun³ joeng⁶ zing³ hyun³ {kě zhuǎn ràng zhèng quàn}

negotiable securities

可操作的藝術〔----艺术〕 ho² cou¹ zok³ dik¹ ngai⁶ seot⁶ {kě cāo zuò de yì shù}

the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)

可口可樂公司〔---乐--〕 ho² hau² ho² lok⁶ gung¹ si¹ {Kě kǒu Kě lè Gōng sī}

The Coca-Cola Company

可一而不可再 ho² jat¹ ji⁴ bat¹ ho² zoi³ {kě yī ér bù kě zài}

1. may be done once and once only
2. just this once

可望而不可及 ho² mong⁶ ji⁴ fau² ho² kap⁶ {kě wàng ér bù kě jí}

1. in sight but unattainable (idiom)
2. inaccessible

可轉換同位素〔-转换---〕 ho² zyun³ wun⁶ tung⁴ wai² sou³ {kě zhuǎn huàn tóng wèi sù}

fertile isotope

可變滲透性模型〔-变渗----〕 ho² bin³ sam³ tau³ sing³ mou⁴ jing⁴ {kě biàn shèn tòu xìng mó xíng}

Varying Permeability Model (VPM), (used to calculate decompression schedules in diving)

可擴展標記語言〔-扩-标记语-〕 ho² kwong³ zin² biu¹ gei³ jyu⁵ jin⁴ {kě kuò zhǎn biāo jì yǔ yán}

extensible markup language (XML)

可以意會，不可言傳〔---会----传〕 ho² ji⁵ ji³ wui⁶ ，bat¹ ho² jin⁴ cyun⁴ {kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán}

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子); mysterious and subtle

可擦寫可編程祇讀存儲器〔--写-编-只读-储-〕 ho² caat³ se² ho² pin¹ cing⁴ zi² duk⁶ cyun⁴ cyu⁵ hei³ {kě cā xiě kě biān chéng zhī dú cún chǔ qì}

1. EPROM
2. Erasable programmable read-only memory