告白
Chinese
| to tell; to inform; to say | white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (告白/吿白) | 告/吿 | 白 | |
| simp. (告白) | 告 | 白 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gàobái
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gàobái
- Wade–Giles: kao4-pai2
- Yale: gàu-bái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gawbair
- Palladius: гаобай (gaobaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou3 baak6
- Yale: gou baahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou3 baak9
- Guangdong Romanization: gou3 bag6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯³³ paːk̚²/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: gou3 bek8
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔu³² pɛk̚²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ko-pha̍k
- Hakka Romanization System: go pag
- Hagfa Pinyim: go4 pag6
- Sinological IPA: /ko⁵⁵ pʰak̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-pe̍h
- Tâi-lô: kò-pe̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: koirpeh
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ peʔ⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ peʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Verb
告白
Noun
告白
- confession
- declaration of love
- statement; declaration
- notice; bulletin
- (Cantonese) advertisement
- 賣告白／卖告白 [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― maai6 gou3 baak6 [Jyutping] ― to advertise
- 1969, 潘藩, directed by 陸邦, 相思甜如蜜 [My Sweetheart][1], spoken by 陳維才 (高魯泉 [Ko Lo Chuen]):
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 告 | 白 |
| こく Grade: 5 |
はく Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 吿白 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
告白 • (kokuhaku)
- confession
- declaration of love, a confession of one's feelings toward someone
Verb
告白する • (kokuhaku suru) suru (stem 告白し (kokuhaku shi), past 告白した (kokuhaku shita))
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 告白し | こくはくし | kokuhaku shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 告白し | こくはくし | kokuhaku shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 告白する | こくはくする | kokuhaku suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 告白する | こくはくする | kokuhaku suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 告白すれ | こくはくすれ | kokuhaku sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 告白せよ¹ 告白しろ² |
こくはくせよ¹ こくはくしろ² |
kokuhaku seyo¹ kokuhaku shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 告白される | こくはくされる | kokuhaku sareru |
| Causative | 告白させる 告白さす |
こくはくさせる こくはくさす |
kokuhaku saseru kokuhaku sasu |
| Potential | 告白できる | こくはくできる | kokuhaku dekiru |
| Volitional | 告白しよう | こくはくしよう | kokuhaku shiyō |
| Negative | 告白しない | こくはくしない | kokuhaku shinai |
| Negative continuative | 告白せず | こくはくせず | kokuhaku sezu |
| Formal | 告白します | こくはくします | kokuhaku shimasu |
| Perfective | 告白した | こくはくした | kokuhaku shita |
| Conjunctive | 告白して | こくはくして | kokuhaku shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 告白すれば | こくはくすれば | kokuhaku sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
Synonyms
- (to declare one's love): (slang) 告る (kokuru)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- “告白”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
- Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 告 | 白 |
Noun
告白 • (gobaek) (hangeul 고백)
- hanja form? of 고백 (“confession”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 告 | 白 |
Verb
告白