khả năng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 可能 (“probability; to be capable of”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaː˧˩ naŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaː˧˨ naŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaː˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧] ~ [xaː˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧]

Noun

khả năng

likelihood
Khả năng em ấy qua khỏi không cao.
The odds of her making it are low.
ability; capability
Anh có khả năng đi trên than nóng.
He is able to walk on searing charcoal.

See also

năng lực

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