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

(Hailu, HRS): she^ˇ lid^ˋ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): se⁴ lih⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sè-le̍k / sè-lia̍k / sì-le̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): si³ lag⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sy-liq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìlì → shìli (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhli̊
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁵
  - Yale: shr̀-li
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.lih
  - Palladius: шили (šili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/ → /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li¹/
  - Homophones:
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    事例
    侍立
    勢利 / 势利
    勢力 / 势力
    市立
    示例
    視力 / 视力
    釋例 / 释例
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ lik⁶
  - Yale: sai lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ lɪk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-li̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii lid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ lid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ lit̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: she^ˇ lid^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃe¹¹ lit²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: se⁴ lih⁷ [Phonetic: se¹ lih⁷]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sa̤̍-li̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬe⁴²⁻⁵⁵ liʔ⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sè-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sealek
  - IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ liɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-lia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sè-lia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sealiak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sì-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sielek
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ liɪk̚¹²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si³ lag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì la̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy-liq
  - MiniDict: sy^去 lih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-liq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ liɪʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

勢力

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

邪惡勢力／邪恶势力 ― xié'è shìlì ― evil forces

敵對勢力／敌对势力 ― díduì shìlì ― hostile forces

殘餘勢力／残余势力 ― cányú shìlì ― remaining forces

黑惡勢力／黑恶势力 ― hēi'è shìlì ― underworld forces

Synonyms

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力量 (lìliàng)
勢要 / 势要 (shìyào) (literary or Sichuanese)
勢頭 / 势头 (shìtóu)
威力 (wēilì)
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)

Derived terms

勢力範圍 / 势力范围 (shìlì fànwéi)
境外勢力 / 境外势力 (jìngwài shìlì)
惡勢力 / 恶势力
星勢力 / 星势力
習慣勢力 / 习惯势力
黑勢力 / 黑势力 (hēishìlì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (勢力):

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勢	力
せい Grade: 5	りょく Grade: 1
kan'on

Kanji in this term
勢	力
せい Grade: 5	りき Grade: 1
kan'on	goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーりょく [séꜜèryòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟]

(Tokyo) せーりき [sèéríkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾʲikʲi]

Noun

勢(せい)力(りょく) or 勢(せい)力(りき) • (seiryoku or seiriki)

influence, power, especially over other people

Derived terms

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
勢	力

Noun

勢力 • (seryeok) (hangeul 세력)

hanja form^? of 세력 (“influence, power”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
勢	力

Noun

勢力

chữ Hán form of thế lực (“influence, power”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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