極力

See also: 极力

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	power; force; strength
trad. (極力)		極	力
simp. (极力)		极	力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jílì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ lik⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khi̍t-li̍t
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke̍k-le̍k / kia̍k-lia̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jílì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jílì
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-li⁴
  - Yale: jí-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyilih
  - Palladius: цзили (czili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    極力／极力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik⁶ lik⁶
  - Yale: gihk lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² lɪk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khi̍t-li̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: kid lid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kid⁶ lid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰit̚⁵ lit̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ki̍k-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keglek
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɪk̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kia̍k-lia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: kia̍k-lia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiagliak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚²⁴⁻² liak̚²⁴/

Adverb

極力

sparing no effort; at all costs; doing one's utmost

Synonyms

一力 (yīlì)
下力 (xiàlì)
不遺餘力／不遗余力 (bùyíyúlì)
僶俛／𠊟俯 (mǐnmiǎn) (literary)
儘力／尽力 (jǐnlì) (archaic)
全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù)
出力 (chūlì)
力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
力圖／力图 (lìtú)
力求 (lìqiú)
力爭／力争 (lìzhēng)
加勁／加劲 (jiājìn)
努力 (nǔlì)
勉力 (miǎnlì)
呵嘶呵嘶 (o⁴ sr¹ o⁴ sr¹) (Xiang)
強力／强力 (qiánglì) (literary)
悉力 (xīlì) (literary)
打拼 (dǎpīn)
拍拚 (Hokkien, Teochew)
拍灘／拍滩 (Xiamen Hokkien)
拼搏 (pīnbó)
搏 (bó) (literary, or in compounds)
摔拍 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
攢勁／攒劲 (zan³ jin⁴) (Xiang)
旅力 (lǚlì) (literary)
殫力／殚力 (dānlì)
用力 (yònglì)
盡力／尽力 (jìnlì)
竭力 (jiélì)
竭盡全力／竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì)
落力 (lok⁶ lik⁶) (Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Pinghua, Hokkien, Pinghua, Teochew, Pinghua, Wenzhounese, Pinghua)
賣力／卖力 (màilì)
賣力氣／卖力气 (mài lìqi)

Derived terms

極力子／极力子

Related terms

竭力 (jiélì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	力
きょく Grade: 4	りょく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょくりょく [kyòkúꜜryòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
(Tokyo) きょくりょく [kyòkúryókú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟ɾʲo̞kɯ̟]

Adverb

極(きょく)力(りょく) • (kyokuryoku) ^{←きよくりよく (kyokuryoku)^?}

sparing no effort; at all costs; doing one's utmost
極力(きょくりょく)頑張(がんば)る
kyokuryoku ganbaru
to do one's utmost best

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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