焉能
Chinese
| where; how | ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (焉能) | 焉 | 能 | |
| simp. #(焉能) | 焉 | 能 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yānnéng
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄋㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yannéng
- Wade–Giles: yen1-nêng2
- Yale: yān-néng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ianneng
- Palladius: яньнэн (janʹnɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
焉能
- (archaic) how can one possibly; one cannot possibly
- 焉能知瀛海？ [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: Huan Kuan, Discourses on Salt and Iron, c. 1st century BCE
- Yānnéng zhī yínghǎi? [Pinyin]
- How can one know the vast ocean?