人力
Chinese
| man; person; people | power; force; strength | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (人力) |
人 | 力 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jan4 lik6
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rénlì
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rénlì
- Wade–Giles: jên2-li4
- Yale: rén-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renlih
- Palladius: жэньли (žɛnʹli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan4 lik6
- Yale: yàhn lihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan4 lik9
- Guangdong Romanization: yen4 lig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn²¹ lɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngìn-li̍t
- Hakka Romanization System: nginˇ lid
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngin2 lid6
- Sinological IPA: /ŋin¹¹ lit̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ngin lidˋ
- Sinological IPA: /ŋin⁵⁵ lit²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-le̍k
- Tâi-lô: jîn-li̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: jinlek
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² liɪk̚¹²¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-le̍k
- Tâi-lô: lîn-li̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: linlek
- IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-lia̍k
- Tâi-lô: lîn-lia̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: linliak
- IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² liak̚²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: nang5 lag8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nâng la̍k
- Sinological IPA (key): /naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
Noun
人力
- manpower; human power
- human strength
- human effort
- 一半盡人力,一半聽天命罷了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Yībàn jìn rénlì, yībàn tīng tiānmìng bàle. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
一半尽人力,一半听天命罢了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- economically active population, including employed and unemployed
Synonyms
- (manpower): 工力 (gōnglì)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “人力”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 人 | 力 |
| じん Grade: 1 |
りき Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 人 | 力 |
| じん Grade: 1 |
りょく Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
人力 or 人力 • (jinriki or jinryoku)
Derived terms
- 人力車 (jinrikisha)
- 人力屋 (jinrikiya)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 人 | 力 |
Noun
人力 • (illyeok) (hangeul 인력)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 人 | 力 |
Noun
人力
- chữ Hán form of nhân lực (“manpower; human resources”)