力量

Chinese

		power; force; strength	capacity; quantity; amount capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure
simp. and trad. (力量)		力	量
anagram		量力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lìliàng
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лилён (lili͡on, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): lik⁶ loeng⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): lit⁶ liong
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li̍t-liong
Min Dong (BUC): lĭk-liông
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): le̍k-liōng / lia̍k-liōng / le̍k-liāng / la̍t-liōng
(Teochew, Peng'im): lag⁸ liang⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìliàng → lìliang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ → ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìliång
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-liang⁵
  - Yale: lì-lyang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih.lianq
  - Palladius: лилян (liljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ljɑŋ⁵¹/ → /li⁵¹ ljɑŋ¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лилён (lili͡on, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²⁴ liɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lik⁶ loeng⁶
  - Yale: lihk leuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁹ loeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: lig⁶ lêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚² lœːŋ²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: lit⁶ liong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lit̚⁵ liɔŋ²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li̍t-liong
  - Hakka Romanization System: lid liong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lid⁶ liong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /lit̚⁵ li̯oŋ⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lĭk-liông
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃iʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃uɔŋ²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-liōng
  - Tâi-lô: li̍k-liōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: legliong
  - IPA (Kinmen): /liɪk̚⁵⁴⁻³² liɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² liɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² liɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍k-liōng
  - Tâi-lô: lia̍k-liōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liagliong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liak̚²⁴⁻² liɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-liāng
  - Tâi-lô: li̍k-liāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: legliang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liaŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍t-liōng
  - Tâi-lô: la̍t-liōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ladliong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lat̚⁴⁻³² liɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lat̚²⁴⁻² liɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lag⁸ liang⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k liăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚⁴⁻² liaŋ³⁵/

Noun

力量

strength (of body or mind)
肌肉力量 ― jīròu lìliang ― muscle strength
化悲痛為力量／化悲痛为力量 ― huà bēitòng wèi lìliang ― to turn grief into strength
power; force; might
隱藏的力量／隐藏的力量 ― yǐncáng de lìliàng ― hidden power
軍事力量／军事力量 ― jūnshì lìliang ― military might
象徵力量／象征力量 ― xiàngzhēng lìliàng ― to symbolize power
磅礴力量 ― pángbó lìliàng ― majestic power
善的力量能化解一切。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Shàn de lìliàng néng huàjiě yīqiè. [Pinyin]
The power of compassion can resolve everything.
ability; capability; faculty
effect; result; outcome
effectiveness; efficacy; potency
(tarot) Strength

Synonyms

(strength):

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力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力息 (Min Bei)
力水 (Cantonese, Hakka)
筋力 (jīnlì)
膂力 (lǚlì)

力氣／力气 (lìqi)
勁頭／劲头 (jìntóu) (colloquial)
強力／强力 (qiánglì)
氣力／气力 (qìlì)
體力／体力 (tǐlì)

(power):

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Synonyms of 力量

威力 (wēilì)
勢力／势力 (shìlì)
勢要／势要 (shìyào) (Sichuan, or literary)
勢頭／势头 (shìtóu)
威勢／威势 (wēishì)
威權／威权 (wēiquán)

實力／实力 (shílì)
強力／强力 (qiánglì)
權勢／权势 (quánshì)
權焰／权焰 (quányàn) (literary)
聲勢／声势 (shēngshì)

(ability):

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Synonyms of 力量

一手 (yīshǒu)
人才 (réncái)
力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
功力 (gōnglì)
功夫 (gōngfu) (especially in martial arts)
手段 (shǒuduàn)
手法 (shǒufǎ)
手眼 (shǒuyǎn)
手腕 (shǒuwàn)
手腕子 (Xiang)
才具 (cáijù) (formal)
才力 (cáilì)
才器 (cáiqì) (literary)
才情 (cáiqíng)
才能 (cáinéng)
技巧 (jìqiǎo)
技能 (jìnéng)
把式 (bǎshì) (dialectal)
本事 (běnshì)

能力 (nénglì)
能耐 (néngnài) (colloquial)
能量 (néngliàng)
身手 (shēnshǒu)
道行 (dàohéng)
伎倆／伎俩 (jìliǎng) (literary)
兩手／两手 (liǎngshǒu)
才幹／才干 (cáigàn)
才華／才华 (cáihuá)
技藝／技艺 (jìyì)
技術／技术 (jìshù)
招數／招数 (zhāoshù)
本領／本领 (běnlǐng)
材幹／材干 (cáigān) (Classical Chinese)
能為／能为 (néngwéi) (literary, dialectal)
著數／着数 (zhāoshù)
解數／解数 (xièshù)
資力／资力 (zīlì)
路數／路数 (lùshù)

(effect):

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成效 (chéngxiào)
成果 (chéngguǒ)

收效 (shōuxiào)
收穫／收获 (shōuhuò)

(effectiveness):

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功力 (gōnglì)
功效 (gōngxiào)
性能 (xìngnéng)
效力 (xiàolì)
效率 (xiàolǜ)

效能 (xiàonéng)
應效／应效 (Min Nan)
效驗／效验 (xiàoyàn)
證驗／证验 (zhèngyàn)

Derived terms

武裝力量／武装力量 (wǔzhuāng lìliàng)

知識就是力量／知识就是力量 (zhīshi jiùshì lìliàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (力量):

→ Japanese: 力(りき)量(りょう) (rikiryō)
→ Korean: 역량(力量) (yeongnyang)
→ Vietnamese: lực lượng (力量)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
力	量
りき Grade: 1	りょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

力 (“power”) +‎ 量 (“amount”)

Noun

力(りき)量(りょう) • (rikiryō)

ability, competence, biceps, (UK)calibre, (US)caliber

Korean

Hanja in this term
力	量

Noun

力量 • (yeongnyang) (hangeul 역량)

Hanja form^? of 역량.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
力	量

Noun

力量

chữ Hán form of lực lượng.