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Definition 2024

只能

只能

Chinese

		only; merely; just only; merely; just; but; (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.); single	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
simp. and trad. (只能)		只	能

Adverb

只能

having no other choice but; can only

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐnéng

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² nang⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chí-nn̂g / chí-lêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐnéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyneng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ nɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² nang⁴
  - Yale: jí nàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² nang⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ nɐŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-nn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-nn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cynngg
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cyleeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ¹³/