能上能下

Mandarin · pinyin néng shàng néng xià

Meanings

  1. ready to take any job, high or low
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

能
néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–4–2–4 · neng2 shang4 neng2 xia4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.
Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nang4 soeng5 nang4 haa6

Cantonese word readings for 能上能下. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

nang4 soeng5 nang4 haa6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.