可待

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
trad. (可待)		可	待
simp. ^#(可待)		可	待

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kědài

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄞˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kědài
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kědài
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-tai⁴
  - Yale: kě-dài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keeday
  - Palladius: кэдай (kɛdaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Verb

可待

(literary) to be about to happen

Derived terms

急不可待 (jíbùkědài)
指日可待 (zhǐrìkědài)

倚馬可待／倚马可待 (yǐmǎkědài)
往者不可及，來者猶可待／往者不可及，来者犹可待 (wǎngzhě bùkějí láizhě yóu kědài dài)

Adverb

可待

(literary) about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner

Synonyms

咧欲 (Min Nan)
就嚟 (Cantonese)
就快 (Cantonese)
就要 (jiùyào)

得欲 (Min Nan)
快要 (kuàiyào)
即將／即将 (jíjiāng)
將要／将要 (jiāngyào)

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