可有可無

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	not have
trad. (可有可無)		可	有	可	無
simp. (可有可无)		可	有	可	无

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěyǒukěwú

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² jau⁵ ho² mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěyǒukěwú [Phonetic: kéyóukěwú]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěyǒukěwú
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-yu³-kʻo³-wu²
    • Yale: kě-yǒu-kě-wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeyeoukeewu
    • Palladius: кэюкэу (kɛjukɛu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² jau⁵ ho² mou⁴
    • Yale: hó yáuh hó mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² jau⁵ ho² mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² yeo⁵ ho² mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ jɐu̯¹³ hɔː³⁵ mou̯²¹/

Idiom

可有可無

1. dispensable; inessential