edelweis Posted October 28, 2015 at 02:58 PM Report Posted October 28, 2015 at 02:58 PM Apparently 能 as a surname can be pronounced either neng2 (mdbg) or nai4 (a children's 百家姓 audio track). Is there any kind of rule or geographic repartition? Do you know / know of anyone with this surname, and what is the pronunciation? Quote
skylee Posted October 28, 2015 at 03:22 PM Report Posted October 28, 2015 at 03:22 PM I don't know 能 is a surname, although it is listed in some dictionaries as a surname. If I see it in a position of a surname I would assume it is a typo of 熊. 1 Quote
edelweis Posted October 28, 2015 at 04:17 PM Author Report Posted October 28, 2015 at 04:17 PM Thanks Skylee. It does seem quite rare then. Quote
edelweis Posted October 29, 2015 at 09:48 PM Author Report Posted October 29, 2015 at 09:48 PM Baidu lists one contemporary 能 (nai4) person. 能开元，1966年出生，湖北宜昌长阳人。煤炭工业工人。 能开元自学了《煤炭地质学》，提高了采掘技术，于1997年荣获长阳县、宜昌市劳动模范称号，1998年获湖北省劳动模范的光荣称号。 Edit: also, a few characters from MDBG with 能 as a phonetic component.螚 nài熋 nái褦 nàiand/but態/态 tài Edit: submitted change to MDBG. Quote
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