權利

See also: 権利 and 权利

Chinese

		authority; power; right	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (權利)		權	利
simp. (权利)		权	利

Etymology

From Classical Chinese 權利／权利 (quánlì, “power and wealth, the capital that leads to power”), first used as the equivalent of right in William Martin's Chinese translation of The Elements of International Law.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): quánlì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чүанли (čüanli, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴ lei⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièn-li / khiàn-li
Eastern Min (BUC): guòng-lé
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): koân-lī / khoân-lī

(Teochew, Peng'im): kuêng⁵ li⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶jioe-li

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quánlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánlì
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüan²-li⁴
  - Yale: chywán-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanlih
  - Palladius: цюаньли (cjuanʹli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    權利／权利
    權力／权力
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чүанли (čüanli, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyæ̃²⁴ li⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyun⁴ lei⁶
  - Yale: kyùhn leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kün⁴ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹ lei̯²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: kien^ˇ li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian² li⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ li⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: kian^ˇ li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian² li⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ li⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: guòng-lé
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(l-)nˡɛi²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koân-lī
  - Tâi-lô: kuân-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koanli
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan¹³⁻²² li²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²⁴⁻²² li²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²³⁻³³ li³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-lī
  - Tâi-lô: khuân-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoanli
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan²³⁻³³ li³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kuêng⁵ li⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuêng lĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶jioe-li
  - MiniDict: jioe^去 li
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjyoe-li
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑyø²² li⁴⁴/

Noun

權利

power and wealth
right; entitlement
保留權利／保留权利 ― bǎoliú quánlì ― to reserve a right

權利意識／权利意识 ― quánlì yìshí ― sense of entitlement

植物育種者權利／植物育种者权利 ― zhíwù yùzhǒngzhě quánlì ― plant breeder’s rights
- 人人生而自由，在尊嚴和權利上一律平等。 [MSC, trad.]
  人人生而自由，在尊严和权利上一律平等。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”
  Rénrén shēng ér zìyóu, zài zūnyán hé quánlì shàng yīlǜ píngděng. [Pinyin]
  All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

Synonyms

(power):

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手欛子 (shou³ ba⁴ zr) (Xiang)
柄 (literary, or in compounds)
權力／权力 (quánlì)
權柄／权柄 (quánbǐng)
權限／权限 (quánxiàn)
職權／职权 (zhíquán)

(right): 權益／权益 (quányì)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “right”): 義務／义务 (yìwù)

Derived terms

公權利／公权利 (gōngquánlì)
動物權利／动物权利 (dòngwù quánlì)
政治權利／政治权利 (zhèngzhì quánlì)
權利人／权利人 (quánlìrén)
權利束／权利束 (quánlìshù)
權利法案／权利法案 (quánlì fǎ'àn)
權利能力／权利能力 (quánlì nénglì)
民主權利／民主权利 (mínzhǔ quánlì)
生殖權利／生殖权利 (shēngzhí quánlì)
私權利／私权利 (sīquánlì)

Related terms

特權／特权 (tèquán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
權	利
けん Hyōgai	り Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

權(けん)利(り) • (kenri)

Kyūjitai form of 権利: right; claim; title; privilege

Korean

Hanja in this term
權	利

Noun

權利 • (gwolli) (hangeul 권리)

hanja form^? of 권리 (“right; privilege”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
權	利

Noun

權利

chữ Hán form of quyền lợi (“right; interest”).