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): ㄉㄧ ㄋㄥˊ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīnéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧ ㄋㄥˊ
    • 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

1. feebleminded; intellectually disabled; of low intelligence
2. (derogatory, offensive, term of abuse) idiotic; stupid; incapable; incompetent
3. (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)