獨立

See also: 独立

Chinese

		alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only	set up; to stand
trad. (獨立)		獨	立
simp. (独立)		独	立

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dúlì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): du² ni²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дўли (dwli, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ laap⁶ / duk⁶ lap⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): thu̍k-li̍p

(Hailu, HRS): tug^ˋ lib^ˋ
Eastern Min (BUC): dŭk-lĭk
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): to̍k-li̍p

(Teochew, Peng'im): dog⁸ lib⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸doq-liq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dúlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dúlì
  - Wade–Giles: tu²-li⁴
  - Yale: dú-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwulih
  - Palladius: дули (duli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    獨力 / 独力
    獨立 / 独立
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: du² ni²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: duli
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu²¹ ni²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дўли (dwli, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu²⁴ li²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ laap⁶ / duk⁶ lap⁶
  - Yale: duhk laahp / duhk lahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ laap⁹ / duk⁹ lap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ lab⁶ / dug⁶ leb⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² laːp̚²/, /tʊk̚² lɐp̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thu̍k-li̍p
  - Hakka Romanization System: tug lib
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tug⁶ lib⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuk̚⁵ lip̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: tug^ˋ lib^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuk² lip²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dŭk-lĭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuʔ⁵⁻³³ l̃iʔ⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-li̍p
  - Tâi-lô: to̍k-li̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doglip
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚²⁴⁻² lip̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lip̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lip̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dog⁸ lib⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: to̍k li̍p
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tok̚⁴⁻² lip̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸doq-liq
  - MiniDict: doh^入 lih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵doq-liq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /doʔ¹¹ liɪʔ²³/

Middle Chinese: duwk lip

Rime
Character	獨	立
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	屋 (3)	緝 (141)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	徒谷切	力入切
Baxter	duwk	lip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/duk̚/	/liɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/duk̚/	/lip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/duk̚/	/ljep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəwk̚/	/lip̚/
Li Rong	/duk̚/	/liəp̚/
Wang Li	/duk̚/	/lĭĕp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱuk̚/	/li̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dú	lì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	duk⁶	lap⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]ˤok k.rəp/

(Zhengzhang): /*doːɡ rɯb/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	獨	立
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dú	lì
Middle Chinese	‹ duwk ›	‹ lip ›
Old Chinese	/*[d]ˁok/	/*k.rəp/
English	alone; only	stand (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	獨	立
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	11818	7869
Phonetic component	蜀	立
Rime group	屋	緝
Rime subdivision	0	1
Corresponding MC rime	獨	立
Old Chinese	/*doːɡ/	/*rɯb/

Verb

獨立

(literal) to stand alone
to be independent; to stand on one's own
他的獨立生活的能力很差。 [MSC, trad.]
他的独立生活的能力很差。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de dúlì shēnghuó de nénglì hěn chà. [Pinyin]
His ability to live independently is very poor.
(of a country, ethnic group, etc.) to be independent
宣佈獨立／宣布独立 ― xuānbù dúlì ― to declare independence

Synonyms

自立 (zìlì)

Antonyms

依賴／依赖 (yīlài)

Adjective

獨立

(literary) extraordinary; preeminent
independent; separate
"會意字"是指由兩個或多個獨立的字，合併在一起表達字的意思。 [MSC, trad.]
"会意字"是指由两个或多个独立的字，合并在一起表达字的意思。 [MSC, simp.]
"huìyìzì" shì zhǐ yóu liǎng ge huò duō ge dúlì de zì, hébìng zài yīqǐ biǎodá zì de yìsī. [Pinyin]
"Compound ideograph" characters refer to characters which are formed from two or more separate characters, combined together to express the meaning of a word.

Derived terms

獨立化 / 独立化 (dúlìhuà)
獨立國 / 独立国 (dúlìguó)
獨立國家聯合體 / 独立国家联合体 (Dúlì Guójiā Liánhétǐ)
獨立性 / 独立性 (dúlìxìng)
獨立日 / 独立日 (dúlìrì)
獨立王國 / 独立王国 (dúlì wángguó)
獨立自主 / 独立自主 (dúlìzìzhǔ)
美國獨立戰爭 / 美国独立战争 (Měiguó Dúlì Zhànzhēng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (獨立):

→ Japanese: 独立(どくりつ) (dokuritsu)
→ Korean: 독립(獨立) (dongnip)
→ Vietnamese: độc lập (獨立)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獨	立
どく Hyōgai	りつ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [do̞kɯ̟ɾʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

獨(どく)立(りつ) • (dokuritsu)

Kyūjitai form of 独立 (“independence”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
獨	立

Noun

獨立 • (dongnip) (hangeul 독립)

hanja form^? of 독립 (“independence”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
獨	立

Noun

獨立

chữ Hán form of độc lập (“independence”).

Adjective

獨立

chữ Hán form of độc lập (“independent”).