自力

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	power; force; strength
simp. and trad. (自力)		自	力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìlì

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chū-le̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhlì
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: dz̀-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhlih
  - Palladius: цзыли (czyli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    自力
    自立
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxlek
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁴¹⁻²² liɪk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/

Verb

自力

to rely on oneself

Adverb

自力

single-handed; on one's own; by one's own efforts

Synonyms

一力 (yīlì)
匹馬單槍 / 匹马单枪 (pǐmǎdānqiāng)
單人匹馬 / 单人匹马 (dānrénpǐmǎ)
單人獨馬 / 单人独马 (dānréndúmǎ)
單兵獨馬 / 单兵独马 (dānbīngdúmǎ)
單槍匹馬 / 单枪匹马 (dānqiāngpǐmǎ)
獨力 / 独力 (dúlì)
隻手 / 只手 (zhīshǒu)

Derived terms

自力救濟 / 自力救济 (zìlì jiùjì)
自力更生

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	力
じ Grade: 2	りき Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じりき [jìríkí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɾʲikʲi]

Noun

自(じ)力(りき) • (jiriki)

by oneself
自力(じりき)で脱出(だっしゅつ)した。
Jiriki de dasshutsu shita.
We got out by ourselves.