動力

動力

See also: 动力

Chinese

		to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act	power; force; strength
trad. (動力)		動	力
simp. (动力)		动	力

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 動力 (どうりょく) (dōryoku, “(electric) power”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dònglì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung⁶ lik⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): tǒng-lia̍k / tōng-le̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dònglì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqlih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dònglì
    • IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ˥˩꜒꜔ li˥˩/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung⁶ lik⁶
    • Yale: duhng lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung⁶ lig⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ˨ lɪk˨/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒng-lia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tǒng-lia̍k
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ˨˨ liak˨˦/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tōng-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doxnglek
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ˧˧꜕꜖ liɪk˦/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ˨˨꜕꜖ liɪk˦/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ˨˨꜕꜖ liɪk˩˨˩/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ˧˧꜖꜖ liɪk˦/

Noun

動力

1. motive power
2. force; impetus
3. motivation (to do something)

Derived terms

光動力／光动力 (guāngdònglì) 動力學／动力学 (dònglìxué) 動力機／动力机 (dònglìjī)

動力煤／动力煤 (dònglìméi) 核動力／核动力 (hédònglì)

Related terms

• 動機／动机 (dòngjī)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
動	力
どう Grade: 3	りょく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ど​ーりょく [dóꜜòryòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
  • (Tokyo) どーりょく [dòóryókú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [do̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

動力 (hiragana どうりょく, rōmaji dōryoku)

1. power
2. (electric) power
3. motive power

Descendants

• Chinese: 動力／动力 (dònglì)
• Korean: 동력 (dongnyeok)
• Vietnamese: động lực

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
動	力

Noun

動力 • (dongnyeok) (hangeul 동력)

1. Hanja form^? of 동력 (“motive power”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
動	力

Noun

動力

1. Hán tự form of động lực (“motive power”).