néng​bùnéng​fǒu

can't help

  • created reference approved 能不 → 不能不 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    能不 néng​bù

    不能不 bù​néng​bù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 能不 · néng​bù · can't help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    能不

    néng​bù

    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

  • created sense approved 能不 · néng​fǒu · ability level — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    能不

    néng​fǒu

    ability level

    (archaic) level of ability or talent; competence

    能 (literal) → 能 · néng · talented 不 (literal) → 不 · fǒu · whether or not

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense