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可能性

可能性

Chinese

		possible; probable; likely	sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
simp. and trad. (可能性)		可能	性

Noun

可能性

possibility; probability; likelihood

Japanese

Kanji in this term
可	能	性
か Grade: 5	のう Grade: 5	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

可能性 ‎(hiragana かのうせい, romaji kanōsei)

possibility; probability; likelihood

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěnéngxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² nang⁴ sing³
Min Nan (POJ): khó-lêng-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěnéngxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenengshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² nang⁴ sing³
  - Yale: hó nàhng sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² nang⁴ sing³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ nɐŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-lêng-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: khó-lîng-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoylengsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/