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The Cantonese word nang gau - 能够 - nang4 gau3
(can in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

nang4 gau3

English translations

can, to be able to,
would, to be capable of, may

Chinese characters:

能够
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能够 (nang4 gau3) is composed of these characters: 能, 够
能够 ( nang gau / nang4 gau3 ) in traditional characters
能夠

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

capable  |  enough
能够 ( nang gau / nang4 gau3 ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 61)
More words that mean can in Cantonese
hak1 ( 可 ), ho2 ji5 ( 可以 ), nang4 ( 能 )

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