# 能夠
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): nénggòu
       (Zhuyin): ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): нынгу (nɨngu, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nang$^4$ gau$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): nn̂g-kiò / lêng-kò͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lêng$^5$ gou$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nénggòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nénggòu
*** Wade–Giles: nêng$^2$-kou$^4$
*** Yale: néng-gòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nenggow
*** Palladius: нэнгоу (nɛngou)
*** Sinological IPA : /nɤŋ³⁵ koʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: нынгу (nɨngu, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /nəŋ²⁴ kou²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nang$^4$ gau$^3$
*** Yale: nàhng gau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nang$^4$ gau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: neng$^4$ geo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɐŋ²¹ kɐu̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nn̂g-kiò
*** Tâi-lô: nn̂g-kiò
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nngkioix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kio⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-kò͘
*** Tâi-lô: lîng-kòo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lengkox
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lêng$^5$ gou$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lêng kòu
*** Sinological IPA : /leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou²¹³/
* Middle Chinese: nong kuw
Rime :
| Character | 能 | 夠 |
| Reading # | 2/4 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 登 (129) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 奴登切 | 古侯切 |
| Baxter | nong | kuw |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nəŋ/ | /kəu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nəŋ/ | /kəu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nəŋ/ | /kəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /nəŋ/ | /kəw/ |
| Li Rong | /nəŋ/ | /ku/ |
| Wang Li | /nəŋ/ | /kəu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /nəŋ/ | /kə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | néng | gōu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | nang$^4$ | gau$^1$ |

### Verb

能夠
* can; to be able to; to be capable of
       Bù cúnzài de dōngxi, wǒ zěnme nénggòu kàn de dào? [Pinyin]
       How can I see that which does not exist?
       Zhè jiàn shì bìngfēi nǐ yīrén zhī lì nénggòu dìng qiánkūn de. [Pinyin]
       This course of events cannot be determined by you alone.
       Tā xīwàng nénggòu zài xuéshùshǐ shàng liúmíng. [Pinyin]
       She hopes to be able to make a name for herself in the history of scholarship.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 可, 可以, 得 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 可, 可以, 得 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 可以 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 可以 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 可以 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 可以, 得 > |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 可以, 得 > |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 可以 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 可以 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 可以 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 做得 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 做得 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 做得, 可以, 使得 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 做得 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 使得, 做得 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 做得 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 會用 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 做得 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 做得 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 使得, 會使得 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 會使 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 會使, 會當, 會做, 會用, 會用得, 會得, 會得通, 會通, 通 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 會做, 會做得, 會用, 會用得, 會得, 會得通, 會通, 通 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 會使, 會當, 會用, 會用得, 會得, 會得通, 會通, 通 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 會使, 會當 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 會使, 會當 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 會用得, 會使, 會當 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 會使, 會當 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 會使, 會當 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 會用得, 會使得 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 會用得, 會使, 會當, 會得, 會得通, 通 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 會用得, 會使 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 會使, 會當 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 會使, 會當 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 會, 會使 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 會使, 會做, 會用, 會得, 會當, 會通 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 會做, 會用, 會用得, 會做得 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 會使 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 可以 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 好, 可以 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 會得 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 會使, 會得 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 可以 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 可以 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 可以 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 得 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 好, 可以 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 好 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 好 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 做得, 可以得 |
| Note | > - used after the verb | > - used after the verb |

#### See also

* 得以 (déyǐ)