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可信

可信

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
simp. and trad. (可信)		可	信

Adjective

可信

trustworthy; trustable; credible
政治家可信嗎？ / 政治家可信吗？ ― Zhèngzhìjiā kěxìn ma? ― Can politicians be trusted?

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 信得過／信得过 (seon3 dak1 gwo3)

Derived terms

可信性 (kěxìnxìng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěxìn

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² seon³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khó-sin
Min Nan (POJ): khó-sìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěxìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeshinn
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² seon³
  - Yale: hó seun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² soen³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ sɵn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khó-sin
  - Hakka Romanization System: ko` xin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ko³ xin⁴
  - IPA: /kʰo³¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-sìn
  - Tâi-lô: khó-sìn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoysixn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²¹/