vô năng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無能, composed of (without) and (ability).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ naŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ naŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ naŋ˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ naŋ˧˧]

Adjective

năng

  1. (literary) incompetent; incapable; untalented