利器

Chinese

		advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp	device; tool; utensil
trad. (利器)		利	器
simp. #(利器)		利	器

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁶ hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìcì
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: lì-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihchih
    • Palladius: лици (lici)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁶ hei³
    • Yale: leih hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁶ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁶ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯²² hei̯³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 利器

1. sharp weapon
2. good tool; excellent instrument

Synonyms

• (good tool): (literary) 利用 (lìyòng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
利	器
り Grade: 4	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
利器 (kyūjitai)

Noun

利(り)器(き) • (riki) 

1. sharp weapon
2. convenient instrument
3. useful talent