何德何能

Chinese

		carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind	carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
trad. (何德何能)		何	德	何	能
simp. #(何德何能)		何	德	何	能

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hédéhénéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ dak¹ ho⁴ nang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hédéhénéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hédéhénéng
    • Wade–Giles: ho²-tê²-ho²-nêng²
    • Yale: hé-dé-hé-néng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herderherneng
    • Palladius: хэдэхэнэн (xɛdɛxɛnɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ tɤ³⁵ xɤ³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁴ dak¹ ho⁴ nang⁴
    • Yale: hòh dāk hòh nàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ dak⁷ ho⁴ nang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ deg¹ ho⁴ neng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ hɔː²¹ nɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

何德何能

1. (usually humble) what virtues and abilities (do I have to deserve something good like this?); what good have I done?