鼓勵

See also: 鼓励

Chinese

		convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	exhort
trad. (鼓勵)		鼓	勵
simp. (鼓励)		鼓	励

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² lai⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kú-li
• Eastern Min (BUC): gū-lâ̤
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘-lē

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gou² li⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔlì
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-li⁴
    • Yale: gǔ-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guulih
    • Palladius: гули (guli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² lai⁶
    • Yale: gú laih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² lai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² lei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ lɐi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kú-li
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu` li
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu³ li⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ku³¹ li⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gū-lâ̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ɑ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-lē
    • Tâi-lô: kóo-lē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofle
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ le⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ le³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gou² li⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kóu lĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou⁵²⁻³⁵ li³⁵/

Verb

鼓勵

1. to encourage

   莫大的鼓勵／莫大的鼓励  ―  mòdà de gǔlì  ―  greatest encouragements

   鼓勵的話／鼓励的话  ―  gǔlì de huà  ―  words of encouragement

   國家鼓勵高學歷人才參軍入伍。 [MSC, trad.]
   国家鼓励高学历人才参军入伍。 [MSC, simp.]

   Guójiā gǔlì gāo xuélì réncái cānjūn rùwǔ. [Pinyin]

   The state encourages highly educated talented individuals to join the army.

Synonyms

• 勉勵／勉励 (miǎnlì)
• 勸／劝 (quàn)
• 勗勉／勖勉 (xùmiǎn) (literary)
• 激勵／激励 (jīlì)
• 砥礪／砥砺 (dǐlì)
• 鼓動／鼓动 (gǔdòng)
• 鼓舞 (gǔwǔ)

 

Related terms

• 提倡 (tíchàng)

References

• “Entry #10401”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.