可能性

Chinese

		possible; probable; likely possible; probable; likely; maybe; perhaps; probably; might; may	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (可能性)		可能	性
simp. #(可能性)		可能	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěnéngxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² nang⁴ sing³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khó-lêng-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěnéngxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěnéngsìng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-nêng²-hsing⁴
    • Yale: kě-néng-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenengshinq
    • Palladius: кэнэнсин (kɛnɛnsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² nang⁴ sing³
    • Yale: hó nàhng sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² nang⁴ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² neng⁴ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-lêng-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: khó-lîng-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoylengsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 可能性

1. possibility; probability; likelihood

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (可能性):

• → Japanese: 可能性(かのうせい) (kanōsei)
• → Korean: 가능성(可能性) (ganeungseong)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
可	能	性
か Grade: 5	のう Grade: 5	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

可(か)能(のう)性(せい) • (kanōsei) 

1. possibility; probability; likelihood

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Korean

Hanja in this term
可	能	性

Noun

可能性 • (ganeungseong) (hangeul 가능성)

1. Hanja form^? of 가능성 (“possibility; probability; likelihood”).