動力

See also: 动力

Chinese

		to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act	power; force; strength
trad. (動力)		動	力
simp. (动力)		动	力

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 動力 (どうりょく) (dōryoku, “(electric) power”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dònglì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung⁶ lik⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tǒng-lia̍k / tōng-le̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dònglì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqlih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dònglì
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ˥˩꜒꜔ li˥˩/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung⁶ lik⁶
  - Yale: duhng lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung⁶ lig⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ˨ lɪk˨/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒng-lia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tǒng-lia̍k
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ˨˨ liak˨˦/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tōng-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doxnglek
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ˧˧꜕꜖ liɪk˦/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ˨˨꜕꜖ liɪk˦/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ˨˨꜕꜖ liɪk˩˨˩/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ˧˧꜖꜖ liɪk˦/

Noun

動力

motive power
force; impetus
motivation (to do something)

Derived terms

光動力／光动力 (guāngdònglì)
動力學／动力学 (dònglìxué)
動力機／动力机 (dònglìjī)

動力煤／动力煤 (dònglìméi)
核動力／核动力 (hédònglì)

Related terms

動機／动机 (dòngjī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
動	力
どう Grade: 3	りょく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) どーりょく [dóꜜòryòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) どーりょく [dòóryókú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- IPA^(key): [do̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

動力 (hiragana どうりょく, rōmaji dōryoku)

power
(electric) power
motive power

Descendants

Chinese: 動力／动力 (dònglì)
Korean: 동력 (dongnyeok)
Vietnamese: động lực

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
動	力

Noun

動力 • (dongnyeok) (hangeul 동력)

Hanja form^? of 동력 (“motive power”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
動	力

Noun

動力

Hán tự form of động lực (“motive power”).

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