惜力

Chinese

		pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge	power; force; strength
simp. and trad. (惜力)		惜	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīlì, xílì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ lik⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sioh-la̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: silì
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-li⁴
    • Yale: syī-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shilih
    • Palladius: сили (sili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xílì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sílì
    • Wade–Giles: hsi²-li⁴
    • Yale: syí-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyilih
    • Palladius: сили (sili)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik¹ lik⁶
    • Yale: sīk lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-la̍t
    • Tâi-lô: sioh-la̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioihlat
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio(ʔ)⁵ lat̚²⁴/

Verb

惜力

1. to be sparing of one's energy; to not do one's best; to be slack (when doing something)

Derived terms

• 大牛惜力