大力

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	power; force; strength
simp. and trad. (大力)		大	力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàlì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): daai⁶ lik⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ai⁵ let⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-li̍t
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-la̍t / tāi-le̍k / tāi-lia̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàlì
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: dà-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahlih
  - Palladius: дали (dali)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ lik⁶
  - Yale: daaih lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² lɪk̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ai⁵ let⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai³² let̚³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-li̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai lid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ lid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ lit̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-la̍t
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-la̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxlat
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ lat̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ lat̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² lat̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ lat̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ lat̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixlek
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-lia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tāi-lia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daixliak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tai⁴¹⁻²² liak̚²⁴/

Adverb

大力

strongly; energetically; vigorously; striving to
大力發展／大力发展 ― dàlì fāzhǎn ― to strive to develop
- 我們需要大力發揚他們這種艱苦奮鬥的精神，也需要更多地注意解決他們在勞動和生活中的迫切問題。 [MSC, trad.]
  我们需要大力发扬他们这种艰苦奋斗的精神，也需要更多地注意解决他们在劳动和生活中的迫切问题。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
  Wǒmen xūyào dàlì fāyáng tāmen zhè zhǒng jiānkǔfèndòu de jīngshén, yě xūyào gèng duō de zhùyì jiějué tāmen zài láodòng hé shēnghuó zhōng de pòqiè wèntí. [Pinyin]
  We must strive to encourage this zeal for hard work and at the same time pay still greater attention to solving the pressing problems in their work and everyday life.

Derived terms

大力發展／大力发展

Noun

大力

great efforts

Adjective

大力

(physically) strong
佢好大力，一隻手就掅到三包米。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢好大力，一只手就掅到三包米。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ hou² daai⁶ lik⁶, jat¹ zek³ sau² zau⁶ cing³ dou^3-2 saam¹ baau¹ mai⁵. [Jyutping]
He's really strong; he can carry three bags of rice with one hand.
- 時有物大如水牛，灰色卑腳，腳類象，胸前尾上皆白，大力而遲鈍，來到城下，眾咸異焉。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  时有物大如水牛，灰色卑脚，脚类象，胸前尾上皆白，大力而迟钝，来到城下，众咸异焉。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin
  Shí yǒu wù dà rú shuǐniú, huīsè bēijiǎo, jiǎo lèi xiàng, xiōng qián wěi shàng jiē bái, dàlì ér chídùn, lái dào chéng xià, zhòng xián yì yān. [Pinyin]
  There was a creature as large as a buffalo, grey, with stubby feet that resemble those of an elephant; its chest and its tail are all white; it is powerful but slow. When it came to the city, everyone was in awe.

Antonyms

(Cantonese) 細力／细力 (sai3 lik6)

Derived terms

大力士 (dàlìshì)
大力神 (Dàlìshén)