低能

Chinese

		to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
trad. (低能)		低	能
simp. ^#(低能)		低	能

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dīnéng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄋㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ nang⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): te-nn̂g / te-lêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dīnéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄋㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dinéng
  - Wade–Giles: ti¹-nêng²
  - Yale: dī-néng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dineng
  - Palladius: динэн (dinɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dai¹ nang⁴
  - Yale: dāi nàhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ nang⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ neng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: te-nn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: te-nn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: denngg
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /te³³ nŋ̍²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: te-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: te-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: deleeng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /te⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /te⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /te⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /te⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

Adjective

低能

feebleminded; intellectually disabled; of low intelligence
(derogatory, offensive, term of abuse) idiotic; stupid; incapable; incompetent
(physics, attributive) low-energy

Synonyms

(stupid): (Cantonese) 低B

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “low-energy”): 高能 (gāonéng)

Derived terms

低能兒／低能儿 (dīnéng'ér)
高分低能 (gāofēndīnéng)

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