內功

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (內功)		內	功
simp. (内功)		内	功

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nèigōng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ gung¹
Min Nan (POJ): lāi-kong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nèigōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neygong
  - IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: noi⁶ gung¹
  - Yale: noih gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ gung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /nɔːy̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāi-kong
  - Tâi-lô: lāi-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: laixkofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laɪ²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laɪ⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laɪ²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /laɪ³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /laɪ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

內功

(Taoism, martial arts) neigong; internal exercises
(figuratively, of an individual) ability; capability
(figuratively, of a business) competitive strength

Antonyms

外功 (wàigōng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (內功):

→ Japanese: 内功 (ないこう) (naikō)
→ Korean: 내공 (內功, naegong)
→ Vietnamese: nội công (內功)

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