勢利

See also: 势利

Chinese

		power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (勢利)		勢	利
simp. (势利)		势	利

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìli, shìlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ, ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ lei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sè-lī / sì-lī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìli
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhli̊
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁵
    • Yale: shr̀-li
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.li
    • Palladius: шили (šili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhlì
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: shr̀-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhlih
    • Palladius: шили (šili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ lei⁶
    • Yale: sai leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ lei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-lī
    • Tâi-lô: sè-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seali
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-lī
    • Tâi-lô: sì-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sieli
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

Adjective

勢利

1. acting snobbishly towards the poor and obsequiously towards the rich; behaving differently towards others based on their wealth (often being selfishly concerned with gaining advantages for oneself)

Derived terms

• 勢利小人 / 势利小人
• 勢利眼 / 势利眼
• 勢利鬼 / 势利鬼

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ lei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhlì
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: shr̀-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhlih
    • Palladius: шили (šili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ lei⁶
    • Yale: sai leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ lei̯²²/

Noun

勢利

1. (literary) power and wealth

Derived terms

• 勢利之交 / 势利之交
• 趕勢利 / 赶势利

 

Adjective

勢利

1. (literary, of circumstances) favourable