功利

Chinese

		merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
simp. and trad. (功利)		功	利

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōnglì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ lei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-lī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōnglì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gonglì
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-li⁴
    • Yale: gūng-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonglih
    • Palladius: гунли (gunli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung¹ lei⁶
    • Yale: gūng leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ lei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-lī
    • Tâi-lô: kong-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kongli
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ li⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/

Noun

功利

1. efficacy and interest
2. utility; material gain
3. money and fame

Derived terms

• 功利主義 / 功利主义 (gōnglìzhǔyì)