能耐

Chinese

		ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able	to withstand; to bear
trad. (能耐)		能	耐
simp. ^#(能耐)		能	耐

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): néngnài

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄥˊ ㄋㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nang⁴ noi⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nn̂g-nāi / lêng-nāi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: néngnài → néngnai (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄥˊ ㄋㄞˋ → ㄋㄥˊ ˙ㄋㄞ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: néngnåi
  - Wade–Giles: nêng²-nai⁵
  - Yale: néng-nai
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neng.nay
  - Palladius: нэннай (nɛnnaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɤŋ³⁵ naɪ̯⁵¹/ → /nɤŋ³⁵ naɪ̯³/

Note: Toneless final syllable for noun sense only.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nang⁴ noi⁶
  - Yale: nàhng noih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nang⁴ noi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: neng⁴ noi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐŋ²¹ nɔːi̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nn̂g-nāi
  - Tâi-lô: nn̂g-nāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nngnai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍²⁴⁻²² nãi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-nāi
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-nāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lengnai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² nãi²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ nãi³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² nãi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ nãi³³/

Noun

能耐

(colloquial) skill; resourcefulness

Synonyms

Adjective

能耐

(colloquial) capable

Verb

能耐

to be able to withstand; to be tolerant

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