渴望

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See also: 渇望

Chinese

		thirsty	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
trad. (渴望)		渴	望
simp. ^#(渴望)		渴	望

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěwàng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hot³ mong⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hot-mong
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khat-bōng

(Teochew, Peng'im): kuah⁴ mo⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěwàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kěwàng
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-wang⁴
  - Yale: kě-wàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keewanq
  - Palladius: кэван (kɛvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    可望
    渴望
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hot³ mong⁶
  - Yale: hot mohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hot⁸ mong⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hod³ mong⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːt̚³ mɔːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hot-mong
  - Hakka Romanization System: hod^ˋ mong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hod⁵ mong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hot̚² moŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khat-bōng
  - Tâi-lô: khat-bōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qatbong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ bɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ bɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ bɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kuah⁴ mo⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuah mō
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuaʔ²⁻⁴ mo¹¹/

Verb

渴望

to long for; to crave; to thirst for; to desire
他總是渴望給別人留下良好的印象。 [MSC, trad.]
他总是渴望给别人留下良好的印象。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zǒngshì kěwàng gěi biérén liúxià liánghǎo de yìnxiàng.
He's always longing to give other people a good impression.

Synonyms

企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
企望 (qǐwàng)
企盼 (qǐpàn)
冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
夢想 / 梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
寄望 (jìwàng)
巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
希冀 (xījì) (literary)
希望 (xīwàng)
幸 (xìng) (literary)
引領 / 引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
思 (literary, or in compounds)
想望 (xion² von³) (Jin)
承望 (chéngwàng)
指望 (zhǐwàng)
期冀 (qījì) (literary)
期待 (qīdài)
期望 (qīwàng)
盼 (pàn)
盼望 (pànwàng)
願 / 愿 (yuàn)
願意 / 愿意 (yuànyì)
鵠望 / 鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (渴望):

→ Japanese: 渇(かつ)望(ぼう) (katsubō)
→ Korean: 갈망(渴望) (galmang)
→ Vietnamese: khát vọng (渴望)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
渴	望
かつ Jinmeiyō	ぼう Grade: 4
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 渴望 – see the following entry.

【渇望かつぼう】

earnest desire; thirst

to earnestly desire; to thirst for

(This term, 渴望, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
渴	望

Noun

渴望 • (galmang) (hangeul 갈망)

hanja form^? of 갈망 (“a longing”)

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