超能力

Chinese

		to exceed; overtake; surpass to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross	ability; capability; capacity ability; capability; capacity; faculty; competence
trad. (超能力)		超	能力
simp. #(超能力)		超	能力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāonénglì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠ ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu¹ nang⁴ lik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāonénglì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠ ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chaonénglì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻao¹-nêng²-li⁴
    • Yale: chāu-néng-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaunenglih
    • Palladius: чаонэнли (čaonɛnli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu¹ nang⁴ lik⁶
    • Yale: chīu nàhng lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu¹ nang⁴ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu¹ neng⁴ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹ lɪk̚²/

Noun

超能力

1. supernatural power; superpower

   • 兩個片子都有精彩的打鬥和飆車，一個是憑借超能力，用好萊塢特效演繹酷炫，一個是拳拳到肉的對打，延續甄子丹動作戲一貫的真實感。 [MSC, trad.]
     两个片子都有精彩的打斗和飙车，一个是凭借超能力，用好莱坞特效演绎酷炫，一个是拳拳到肉的对打，延续甄子丹动作戏一贯的真实感。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018, 《新片观察｜都是动作喜剧，甄子丹〈大师兄〉输给了〈蚁人2〉》, 36kr

     Liǎng ge piānzi dōu yǒu jīngcǎi de dǎdòu hé biāochē, yī ge shì píngjiè chāonénglì, yòng Hǎoláiwū tèxiào yǎnyì kùxuàn, yī ge shì quánquán dào ròu de duìdǎ, yánxù Zhēn Zǐdān dòngzuòxì yīguàn de zhēnshígǎn. [Pinyin]

     Both films contained brilliant fighting and car racing scenes: one (Ant-Man and the Wasp) used superpower and splendid Hollywood special visual effects, and the other (Big Brother) featured highly graphic scenes of duel fighting, as is typical in Donnie Yen's action movies.

   • 最後一位參賽者會展現超能力，預測隨機挑選的觀眾在五十二張撲克牌中抽了哪一張牌 [MSC, trad.]
     最后一位参赛者会展现超能力，预测随机挑选的观众在五十二张扑克牌中抽了哪一张牌 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018, 《〈Harry哥哥放暑假〉第四十五集》, 香港電台

     zuìhòu yī wèi cānsàizhě huì zhǎnxiàn chāonénglì, yùcè suíjī tiāoxuǎn de guānzhòng zài wǔshí'èr zhāng pūkèpái zhōng chōu le nǎ yī zhāng pái [Pinyin]

     The last competitor will showcase his ability to predict which playing card in a 52-card deck has been chosen by a randomly-selected audience member.

   • 瞬間移動vs時間暫停，你要挑哪個超能力？ [MSC, trad.]
     瞬间移动vs时间暂停，你要挑哪个超能力？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018, 《瞬間移動vs.時間暫停，你要挑哪個超能力？內行人都知道...》, ETtoday新聞雲

     Shùnjiān yídòng vs shíjiān zàntíng, nǐ yào tiāo nǎ ge chāonénglì? [Pinyin]

     Teleportation vs. time-stopping, which superpower would you like to choose?

Japanese

Kanji in this term
超	能	力
ちょう Grade: S	のう Grade: 5	りょく Grade: 1
on’yomi	goon	kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 超 (chō-, “super-”) +‎ 能力 (nōryoku, “ability”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーの​ーりょく [chòónóꜜòryòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːno̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

超(ちょう)能(のう)力(りょく) • (chōnōryoku) ^{←てうのうりよく (teunouryoku)?}

1. supernatural power, a psychic ability, such as ESP or psychokinesis
   • 2000 July 13, “サイコ・カッパー [Psycho Kappar]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant －ファラオのしもべ－, Konami:

     いろいろな超(ちょう)能(のう)力(りょく)を使(つか)い、攻(こう)撃(げき)のダメージを防(ふせ)ぐカッパ。

     Iroiro na chōnōryoku o tsukai, kōgeki no damēji o fusegu kappa.

     This kappa evades attack damage with his ESP.

2. superpower

See also

• 超(ちょう)感(かん)覚(かく)的(てき)知(ち)覚(かく) (chō-kankaku-teki chikaku, “ESP”)
• 念(ねん)力(りき) (nenriki, “psychokinesis”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
超	能	力

Noun

超能力 • (choneungnyeok or McCune-Reischauer: ch'onŭngnyŏk or Yale: chonunglyek) (hangeul 초능력)

1. Hanja form^? of 초능력 (“supernatural power”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
超	能	力

Noun

超能力

1. chữ Hán form of siêu năng lực (“extrasensory perception; superpower; supernatural power”).