內功

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (內功)		內	功
simp. (内功)		内	功

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nèigōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ gung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāi-kong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèigōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nèigong
    • Wade–Giles: nei⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: nèi-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neygong
    • Palladius: нэйгун (nɛjgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: noi⁶ gung¹
    • Yale: noih gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāi-kong
    • Tâi-lô: lāi-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: laixkofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lai⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lai³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lai³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

內功

1. (Taoism, martial arts) neigong; internal exercises
2. (figuratively, of an individual) ability; capability
3. (figuratively, of a business) competitive strength

Antonyms

• 外功 (wàigōng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (內功):

• → Japanese: 内功(ないこう) (naikō)
• → Korean: 내공(內功) (naegong)
• → Vietnamese: nội công (內功)