極力

See also: 极力

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	power; force; strength
trad. (極力)		極	力
simp. (极力)		极	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jílì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ lik⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khi̍t-li̍t
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke̍k-le̍k / kia̍k-lia̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jílì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jílì
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-li⁴
    • Yale: jí-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyilih
    • Palladius: цзили (czili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik⁶ lik⁶
    • Yale: gihk lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² lɪk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khi̍t-li̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: kid lid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kid⁶ lid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰit̚⁵ lit̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ki̍k-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keglek
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² liɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɪk̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kia̍k-lia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: kia̍k-lia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiagliak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚²⁴⁻² liak̚²⁴/

Adverb

極力

1. sparing no effort; at all costs; doing one's utmost

Synonyms

• 一力 (yīlì)
• 下力 (xiàlì)
• 不遺餘力／不遗余力 (bùyíyúlì)
• 僶俛／𠊟俯 (mǐnmiǎn) (literary)
• 儘力／尽力 (jìnlì) (archaic)
• 全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù)
• 出力 (chūlì)
• 力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 力圖／力图 (lìtú)
• 力求 (lìqiú)
• 力爭／力争 (lìzhēng)
• 加勁／加劲 (jiājìn)
• 努力 (nǔlì)
• 勉力 (miǎnlì)
• 呵嘶呵嘶 (o⁴ sr¹ o⁴ sr¹) (Xiang)
• 巴結／巴结 (bājie) (regional)
• 強力／强力 (qiánglì) (literary)
• 悉力 (xīlì) (literary)
• 打拼 (dǎpīn)
• 拍拚 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 拍灘／拍滩 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 拼搏 (pīnbó)
• 搏 (bó) (literary, or in compounds)
• 摔拍 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 攢勁／攒劲 (zan³ jin⁴) (Xiang)
• 殫力／殚力 (dānlì)
• 用力 (yònglì)
• 盡力／尽力 (jìnlì)
• 竭力 (jiélì)
• 竭盡全力／竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì)
• 落力 (lok⁶ lik⁶) (Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Pinghua, Hokkien, Pinghua, Teochew, Pinghua, Wenzhounese, Pinghua)
• 賣力／卖力 (màilì)
• 賣力氣／卖力气 (mài lìqi)

 

Derived terms

• 極力子／极力子

 

Related terms

• 竭力 (jiélì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	力
きょく Grade: 4	りょく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょく​りょく [kyòkúꜜryòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) きょくりょく [kyòkúryókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

極(きょく)力(りょく) • (kyokuryoku) ^{←きよくりよく (kyokuryoku)?}

1. sparing no effort; at all costs; doing one's utmost

   極力(きょくりょく)頑張(がんば)る

   kyokuryoku ganbaru

   to do one's utmost best