權利

權利

See also: 権利 and 权利

Chinese

		authority; power; right	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (權利)		權	利
simp. (权利)		权	利

Etymology

From Classical Chinese 權利 (“power and wealth, the capital that leads to power”), first used as the equivalent of right in William Martin's Chinese translation of The Elements of International Law.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quánlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ lei⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièn-li / khiàn-li
• Min Dong (BUC): guòng-lé
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): koân-lī / khoân-lī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kuêng⁵ li⁶

• Wu (Wiktionary): jjyoe li (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: quánlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanlih
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 全力 權利／权利 權力／权力

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kyun⁴ lei⁶
    • Yale: kyùhn leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kün⁴ léi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ lei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-li
    • Hakka Romanization System: kienˇ li
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian² li⁴
    • IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ li⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-li
    • Hakka Romanization System: kianˇ li
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian² li⁴
    • IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ li⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: guòng-lé
    • IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(l-)nˡɛi²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koân-lī
    • Tâi-lô: kuân-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koanli
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan¹³⁻²² li²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²⁴⁻²² li²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²³⁻³³ li³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-lī
    • Tâi-lô: khuân-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoanli
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan²³⁻³³ li³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kuêng⁵ li⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuêng lĭ
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: jjyoe li (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /d̥͡ʑyø²² li⁴⁴/

Noun

權利

1. power and wealth
2. right; entitlement

   保留權利 / 保留权利  ―  bǎoliú quánlì  ―  to reserve a right

   權利意識 / 权利意识  ―  quánlì yìshí  ―  sense of entitlement

Synonyms

• (power): 權柄／权柄 (quánbǐng), 權力／权力 (quánlì)
• (right): 權益／权益 (quányì)

Antonyms

• (right): 義務／义务 (yìwù)

Derived terms

動物權利／动物权利 (dòngwù quánlì) 政治權利／政治权利 (zhèngzhì quánlì)

權利能力／权利能力

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Korean

Hanja in this term
權	利

Noun

權利 • (gwolli) (hangeul 권리)

1. Hanja form^? of 권리 (“right; privilege”).