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
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sè-le̍k / sè-lia̍k / sì-le̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): si³ lag⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵sy-liq

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• 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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• 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-li̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: sii lid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴ lid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ lit̚⁵/
• 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
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵sy-liq
    • MiniDict: sy^去 lih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-liq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ liɪʔ⁴⁴/

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

   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

• 力量 (lìliàng)
• 勢要／势要 (si⁴ yao⁴) (Sichuanese, or literary)
• 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])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

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

Noun

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

1. 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

• 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)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
勢	力

Noun

勢力

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