內功
Chinese
inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior |
merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (內功) | 內 | 功 | |
| simp. (内功) | 内 | 功 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nèigōng
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nèigong
- Wade–Giles: nei4-kung1
- Yale: nèi-gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neygong
- Palladius: нэйгун (nɛjgun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: noi6 gung1
- Yale: noih gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: noi6 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: noi6 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɔːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāi-kong
- Tâi-lô: lāi-kong
- Phofsit Daibuun: laixkofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /lai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lai⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /lai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /lai³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
內功
- (Taoism, martial arts) neigong; internal exercises
- (figuratively, of an individual) ability; capability
- (figuratively, of a business) competitive strength
Antonyms
- 外功 (wàigōng)