利益

利益

Chinese

		advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp	benefit; increase
simp. and trad. (利益)		利	益

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁶ jik¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li-yit
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): lī-ek / lī-iak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): li⁶ iah⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: lìyì → lìyi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ → ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih.yih
    • IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/ → /li⁵¹ i¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁶ jik¹
    • Yale: leih yīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁶ jik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁶ yig¹
    • IPA ^(key): /lei̯²² jɪk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-yit
    • Hakka Romanization System: li id`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li<sup>4</sup> yid<sup>5</sup>
    • IPA: /li⁵⁵ it̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-yit
    • Hakka Romanization System: li (r)id`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li⁴ yid⁵
    • IPA: /li⁵⁵ (j)it̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-ek
    • Tâi-lô: lī-ik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixeg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ iɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ iɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ iɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-iak
    • Tâi-lô: lī-iak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² iak̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: li⁶ iah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lĭ iah
    • IPA ^(key): /li³⁵⁻¹¹ iaʔ²/

Noun

利益

1. benefit; advantage; good; interest

   追求利益  ―  zhuīqiú lìyì  ―  to pursue (one's own) interest

   眼前利益  ―  yǎnqián lìyì  ―  immediate interests

   科技應為人民利益服務。 [MSC, trad.]
   科技应为人民利益服务。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kējì yīng wèi rénmín lìyì fúwù. [Pinyin]

   Science and technology should work for the good of the people.

2. (finance) profit

Synonyms

• (profit): 利潤／利润 (lìrùn), 賺頭／赚头 (zhuàntou); (Min Nan) 利頭／利头

Derived terms

利益團體／利益团体 (lìyì tuántǐ) 利益均霑／利益均沾 利益相關者／利益相关者 (lìyì xiàngguān zhě)

利益衝突／利益冲突 (lìyì chōngtū) 既得利益 (jìdé lìyì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
利	益
り Grade: 4	えき Grade: 5

Noun

利益 (hiragana りえき, rōmaji rieki)

1. benefit
2. (finance) profit

Noun

利益 (hiragana りやく, rōmaji riyaku)

1. (Buddhism) blessing, salvation