只能

Chinese

		only; merely; just only; merely; just; but	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
trad. (只能)		只	能
simp. #(只能)		只	能

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐnéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² nang⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chí-nn̂g / chí-lêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi² lêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐnéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhnéng
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-nêng²
    • Yale: jř-néng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyneng
    • Palladius: чжинэн (čžinɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² nang⁴
    • Yale: jí nàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² nang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² neng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ nɐŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-nn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-nn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cynngg
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cyleeng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi² lêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí lêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ leŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

只能

1. having no other choice but; can only