勢力

勢力

See also: 势力

Chinese

		power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence	power; force; strength
trad. (勢力)		勢	力
simp. (势力)		势	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ lik⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-li̍t
• Min Nan (POJ): sè-le̍k / sè-lia̍k / sì-le̍k
• Wu (Wiktionary): sr liq (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: shìlì → shìli (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.lih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhli̊
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩˥˩꜒꜔ li˥˩/ → /ʂʐ̩˥˩ li˩/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ lik⁶
    • Yale: sai lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ lig⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯˧ lɪk˨/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-li̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii lid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ lid⁶
    • IPA: /sɨ˥ lit̚˥/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: sè-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sealek
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se˨˩꜓꜖ liɪk˦/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se˨˩꜒꜔ liɪk˦/
    • IPA (Taipei): /se˩˩꜒꜔ liɪk˦/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-lia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: sè-lia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sealiak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se˦˩꜒꜒꜓ liak˨˦/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: sì-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sielek
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi˨˩꜒꜔ liɪk˩˨˩/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: sr liq (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /sz̩˧ li̯ɪʔ˦/

Noun

勢力

1. force; power; influence

   壯大勢力 / 壮大势力  ―  zhuàngdà shìlì  ―  to expand one's forces

   勢力範圍 / 势力范围  ―  shìlì fànwéi  ―  sphere of influence

   外部勢力 / 外部势力  ―  wàibù shìlì  ―  external forces; outside powers

Synonyms

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力量 (lìliàng) 勢頭／势头 (shìtóu) 實力／实力 (shílì)

權勢／权势 (quánshì) 聲勢／声势 (shēngshì)

Derived terms

勢力範圍／势力范围 (shìlì fànwéi) 惡勢力／恶势力

星勢力／星势力 習慣勢力／习惯势力

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (勢力):

• → Japanese: 勢力 (せいりょく) (seiryoku)
• → Korean: 세력 (勢力, seryeok)
• → Vietnamese: thế lực (勢力)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
勢	力
せい Grade: 5	りょく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

勢力 (hiragana せいりょく, rōmaji seiryoku, alternative reading せいりき, rōmaji seiriki)

1. influence, power, especially over other people

Compounds

• 勢力圏 (せいりょくけん) (seiryokuken), 勢力範囲 (せいりょくはんい) (seiryoku han'i, “sphere of influence”)
• 勢力均衡 (せいりょくきんこう) (seiryoku kinkō, “balance of power”)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
勢	力

Noun

勢力 • (seryeok) (hangeul 세력)

1. Hanja form^? of 세력 (“influence, power”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
勢	力

Noun

勢力

1. Hán tự form of thế lực (“influence, power”).