難能可貴 in Chinese

IPA: /nän³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /naːn²¹ nɐŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /lan¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lan²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /nän³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/, /naːn²¹ nɐŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/, /lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/, /lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁴¹/, /lan¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/, /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/, /lan²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/ Chinese transliterations: nánnéngkěguì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], naan⁴ nang⁴ ho² gwai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lân-lêng-khó-kùi, nánnéngkěguì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nánnéngkěguèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], nan²-nêng²-kʻo³-kuei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nán-néng-kě-gwèi [Mandarin, Yale], nannengkeeguey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], наньнэнкэгуй [Mandarin, Palladius], nanʹnɛnkɛguj [Mandarin, Palladius], nàahn nàhng hó gwai [Cantonese, Yale], naan⁴ nang⁴ ho² gwai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], nan⁴ neng⁴ ho² guei³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lân-lêng-khó-kùi [Hokkien, POJ], lân-lîng-khó-kuì [Hokkien, Tai-lo], lanlengqoy'kuix [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 難能可貴

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      "zh-pron": "nánnéngkěguì"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "naan⁴ nang⁴ ho² gwai³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lân-lêng-khó-kùi"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nánnéngkěguì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "nánnéngkěguèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan²-nêng²-kʻo³-kuei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nán-néng-kě-gwèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nannengkeeguey"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "наньнэнкэгуй"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanʹnɛnkɛguj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàahn nàhng hó gwai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naan⁴ nang⁴ ho² gwai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan⁴ neng⁴ ho² guei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːn²¹ nɐŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-lêng-khó-kùi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-lîng-khó-kuì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lanlengqoy'kuix"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːn²¹ nɐŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "難能可貴"
}

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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naan⁴ nang⁴ ho² gwai³"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "lân-lêng-khó-kùi"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nánnéngkěguì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nánnéngkěguèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan²-nêng²-kʻo³-kuei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nannengkeeguey"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "наньнэнкэгуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nanʹnɛnkɛguj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nàahn nàhng hó gwai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "naan⁴ nang⁴ ho² gwai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nan⁴ neng⁴ ho² guei³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːn²¹ nɐŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-lêng-khó-kùi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lân-lîng-khó-kuì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lanlengqoy'kuix"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nän³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naːn²¹ nɐŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lan²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "難能可貴"
}

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"難能可貴" meaning in Chinese

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