著力

See also: 着力

Chinese

		particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	power; force; strength
trad. (著力/着力)		著/着	力
simp. (着力)		着	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuólì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek⁶ lik⁶
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): zog⁵ lid⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tio̍h-la̍t / tio̍k-lia̍k / tio̍k-le̍k / chia̍k-le̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dioh⁸ lag⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuólì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuólì
    • Wade–Giles: cho²-li⁴
    • Yale: jwó-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwolih
    • Palladius: чжоли (čžoli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek⁶ lik⁶
    • Yale: jeuhk lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁹ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg⁶ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚² lɪk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zog⁵ lid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɔk̚¹ lit̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍h-la̍t
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍h-la̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioiqlat
    • IPA (Taipei): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lat̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lat̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍k-lia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍k-lia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diogliak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔk̚²⁴⁻² liak̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tio̍k-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tio̍k-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioglek
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɪk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍k-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tsia̍k-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciaglek
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɪk̚¹²¹/

Note:

• tio̍h-la̍t - colloquial;
• tio̍k-lia̍k/tio̍k-le̍k/chia̍k-le̍k - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: dioh⁸ lag⁸
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tio̍h la̍k
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tioʔ⁴⁻² lak̚⁴/

Verb

著力

1. to put forth effort; to exert oneself; to try really hard

Synonyms

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• 了力 (Min Nan)
• 吃力 (chīlì)
• 吃勁／吃劲 (chījìn)
• 夠力／够力 (Hokkien)
• 硬斗 (Hokkien)
• 硬繚／硬缭 (Hokkien)
• 著力／着力 (zhuólì)
• 費力／费力 (fèilì)
• 費勁／费劲 (fèijìn) (colloquial)
• 食力 (Hokkien)
• 食工 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)