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鼓勵

鼓勵

See also: 鼓励

Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	exhort
trad. (鼓勵)		鼓	勵
simp. (鼓励)		鼓	励

Noun

鼓勵

encouragement

Verb

鼓勵

to encourage

See also

提倡 (tíchàng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gǔlì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² lai⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kú-li
Min Nan (POJ): kó͘-lē

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: gǔlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guulih
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    古力
    古麗／古丽
    穀粒／谷粒
    股利
    骨力
    鼓勵／鼓励
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu² lai⁶
  - Yale: gú laih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu² lai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ lɐi̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kú-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: gu` li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gu³ li⁴
  - IPA: /ku³¹ li⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-lē
  - Tâi-lô: kóo-lē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kofle
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ le⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ le³³/