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The Cantonese word ho ji - 可以 - ho2 ji5
(can in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

ho2 ji5

English translations

can, may, might, passable, surely, certainly,
could, should, not bad

Chinese characters:

可以
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可以 (ho2 ji5) is composed of these characters: 可, 以
The traditional Chinese characters of ho2 ji5 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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to permit  |  because of
可以 ( ho ji / ho2 ji5 ) belongs to the 10 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 10)
More words that mean can in Cantonese
hak1 ( 可 ), nang4 ( 能 ), nang4 gau3 ( 能够 )
More words that mean may in Cantonese
hak1 ( 可 ), ham1 ( 堪 ), ho2 nang4 ( 可能 )

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