壓力

See also: 压力 and 圧力

Chinese

	to crush; to press; to push down to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place	power; force; strength
trad. (壓力)	壓	力
simp. (压力)	压	力
alternative forms	鴨梨／鸭梨 humorous

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yālì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): aat³ lik⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): at² let⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ap-li̍t

(Hailu, HRS): ab lid^ˋ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ah⁶ lih⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ap-le̍k / ap-lia̍k / ap-la̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): iab⁴ lag⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yālì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yalì
  - Wade–Giles: ya¹-li⁴
  - Yale: yā-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ialih
  - Palladius: яли (jali)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aat³ lik⁶
  - Yale: aat lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aat⁸ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ad³ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːt̚³ lɪk̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: at² let⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /at̚⁵⁵ let̚³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ap-li̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: ab^ˋ lid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ab⁵ lid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /ap̚² lit̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ab lid^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ap⁵⁻² lit²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ah⁶ lih⁷ [Phonetic: ah⁷ lih⁷]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ah-li̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ liʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ah⁶ lih⁷ [Phonetic: ah⁷ lih⁷]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aʔ²⁻⁴ liʔ⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ap-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ap-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aplek
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ap̚³²⁻⁵ liɪk̚¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ap̚³²⁻⁴ liɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ap-lia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ap-lia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: apliak
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ap̚⁵⁻²⁴ liak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ap-la̍t
  - Tâi-lô: ap-la̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aplat
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ap̚³²⁻⁵ lat̚¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ap̚³²⁻⁴ lat̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ap̚⁵⁻²⁴ lat̚²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Singapore): /ap̚³²⁻⁴ lat̚⁴³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iab⁴ lag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iap la̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iap̚²⁻⁴ lak̚⁴/

Noun

壓力

pressure (continuous physical force)
施加壓力／施加压力 ― shījiā yālì ― to exert pressure
(physics) pressure (amount of force applied over a given area)
大氣壓力／大气压力 ― dàqì yālì ― atmospheric pressure
pressure (stress, distress, sense of urgency, influence on someone, etc.)
巨大壓力／巨大压力 ― jùdà yālì ― enormous pressure

應對壓力／应对压力 ― yìngduì yālì ― to cope with pressure

我現在失業，除了交房租，還要吃飯啊，壓力大啊。 [MSC, trad.]
我现在失业，除了交房租，还要吃饭啊，压力大啊。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xiànzài shīyè, chúle jiāo fángzū, hái yào chīfàn a, yālì dà a. [Pinyin]
I'm out of work at the moment. Apart from paying rent I also have to make a living; it's very stressful.

Derived terms

下壓力 / 下压力
側壓力 / 侧压力
創傷後心理壓力緊張症候群 / 创伤后心理压力紧张症候群 (chuāngshānghòu xīnlǐ yālì jǐnzhāng zhènghòuqún)
同儕壓力 / 同侪压力 (tóngchái yālì)
壓力團體 / 压力团体 (yālì tuántǐ)
壓力山大 / 压力山大 (yālìshāndà)
壓力機 / 压力机 (yālìjī)
壓力球 / 压力球 (yālìqiú)
壓力艙 / 压力舱
壓力表 / 压力表
壓力計 / 压力计 (yālìjì)
壓力鍋 / 压力锅 (yālìguō)
大氣壓力 / 大气压力 (dàqì yālì)
旁壓力 / 旁压力
社會壓力 / 社会压力

Japanese

Kanji in this term
壓	力
あつ Hyōgai	りょく Grade: 1
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 壓力 – see the following entry.

【圧力あつりょく】

[noun] pressure (a force applied to a surface)

[noun] pressure, coercion

(This term, 壓力, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
壓	力

Noun

壓力 • (amnyeok) (hangeul 압력)

hanja form^? of 압력 (“pressure”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
壓	力

Noun

壓力

chữ Hán form of áp lực (“pressure”)

Adjective

壓力

chữ Hán form of áp lực (“pressuring; stressful”)