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權利

權利

See also: 権利 and 权利

Chinese

		authority; power; right	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (權利)		權	利
simp. (权利)		权	利

Noun

權利

right; privilege; power
保留權利 / 保留权利 ― bǎoliú quánlì ― to reserve a right

Etymology

Reborrowing from Japanese 權利 (けんり) ‎(kenri).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): quánlì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ lei⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièn-li / khiàn-li
Min Nan (POJ): koân-lī / khoân-lī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: quánlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanlih
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    全力
    權利／权利
    權力／权力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyun⁴ lei⁶
  - Yale: kyùhn leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ lei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ lei̯²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: kienˇ li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian² li⁴
  - IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ li⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: kianˇ li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian² li⁴
  - IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ li⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koân-lī / khoân-lī
  - Tâi-lô: kuân-lī / khuân-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koanli, qoanli
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²⁴⁻²² li²²/, /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² li²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/, /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan¹³⁻²² li²²/, /kʰuan¹³⁻²² li²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/, /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²³⁻³³ li³³/, /kʰuan²³⁻³³ li³³/