khả năng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 可能 (“probability; to be capable of”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaː˧˩ naŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaː˧˨ naŋ˧˧] ~ [xaː˧˨ naŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaː˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧] ~ [xaː˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
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Noun[edit]

khả năng

  1. likelihood
    Khả năng em ấy qua khỏi không cao.
    The odds of her making it are low.
  2. ability; capability
    Anh có khả năng đi trên than nóng.
    He is able to walk on searing charcoal.

See also[edit]

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