魔力

Chinese

		devil	power; force; strength
trad. (魔力)		魔	力
simp. ^#(魔力)		魔	力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mólì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ lik⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mô͘-lia̍k / mô͘-le̍k / mô͘-la̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mólì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mólì
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-li⁴
  - Yale: mwó-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: molih
  - Palladius: моли (moli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    磨礪 / 磨砺
    魔力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ lik⁶
  - Yale: mō lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-lia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: môo-lia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: moliak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² liak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: môo-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: molek
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² liɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-la̍t
  - Tâi-lô: môo-la̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: molat
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² lat̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² lat̚⁴/

Noun

魔力

magical power; magical strength
charm; fascination; charisma

Synonyms

(charm):

氣場 / 气场 (qìchǎng) (slang, neologism, personal charisma)
號召力 / 号召力 (hàozhàolì) (ability to rally support)
魅力 (mèilì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魔力):

→ Japanese: 魔(ま)力(りょく) (maryoku); 魔(ま)力(りき) (mariki)
→ Korean: 마력(魔力) (maryeok)
→ Vietnamese: ma lực (魔力)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魔	力
ま Grade: S	りき Grade: 1
goon

Kanji in this term
魔	力
ま Grade: S	りょく Grade: 1
goon	kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まりょく [máꜜryòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) まりょく [màryókú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾʲo̞kɯ̟]

(Tokyo) まりき [máꜜrìkì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
(Tokyo) まりき [màríkí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾʲikʲi]

Noun

魔(ま)力(りょく) or 魔(ま)力(りき) • (maryoku or mariki)

magical power/strength

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
魔	力

Noun

魔力 • (maryeok) (hangeul 마력)

hanja form^? of 마력 (“spell”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
魔	力

Noun

魔力

chữ Hán form of ma lực (“magical power”)