created reference approved 能不 → 不能不 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
能不 néngbù
不能不 bùnéngbù
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 能不 · néngbù · can't help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
能不
néngbù
can't help
Used in rhetorical questions to mean "how can one not" or "must", as in the phrase [[不能不|不能不|bu4 neng2 bu4]]
能 (literal) → 能 · néng · can 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 能不 · néngfǒu · ability level — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
能不
néngfǒu
ability level
(archaic) level of ability or talent; competence
能 (literal) → 能 · néng · talented 不 (literal) → 不 · fǒu · whether or not
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