勢利

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See also: 势利

Chinese

		power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (勢利)		勢	利
simp. (势利)		势	利

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìli, shìlì

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ, ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ lei⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sè-lī / sì-lī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìli
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhli̊
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁵
  - Yale: shr̀-li
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.li
  - Palladius: шили (šili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhlì
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: shr̀-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhlih
  - Palladius: шили (šili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - 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 lei⁶
  - Yale: sai leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ lei̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-lī
  - Tâi-lô: sè-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seali
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-lī
  - Tâi-lô: sì-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sieli
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

Adjective

勢利

acting snobbishly towards the poor and obsequiously towards the rich; behaving differently towards others based on their wealth (often being selfishly concerned with gaining advantages for oneself)

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìlì

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ lei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhlì
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: shr̀-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhlih
  - Palladius: шили (šili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    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 lei⁶
  - Yale: sai leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ lei̯²²/

Noun

勢利

(literary) power and wealth

Derived terms

Adjective

勢利

(literary, of circumstances) favourable

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