焉能

Chinese

		where; how	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
trad. (焉能)		焉	能
simp. #(焉能)		焉	能

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yānnéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢ ㄋㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yānnéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄋㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yannéng
    • Wade–Giles: yen¹-nêng²
    • Yale: yān-néng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ianneng
    • Palladius: яньнэн (janʹnɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/

Verb

焉能

1. (archaic) how can one possibly; one cannot possibly

   • 焉能知瀛海？ [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Huan Kuan, Discourses on Salt and Iron, c. 1^st century BCE

     Yānnéng zhī yínghǎi? [Pinyin]

     How can one know the vast ocean?