想像力

Chinese

			power; force; strength
trad. (想像力)		想像	力
simp. ^#(想像力)		想像	力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎngxiànglì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² zoeng⁶ lik⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sióng-siōng-le̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngxiànglì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngsiànglì
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang³-hsiang⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: syǎng-syàng-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangshianqlih
  - Palladius: сянсянли (sjansjanli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    想像力
    想象力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: soeng² zoeng⁶ lik⁶
  - Yale: séung jeuhng lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² dzoeng⁶ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng² zêng⁶ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² lɪk̚²/
  - Homophones:
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    想像力
    想象力
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng-siōng-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sióng-siōng-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siofngsioxnglek
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/

Noun

想像力

(proscribed) alternative form of 想象力 (xiǎngxiànglì, “imagination”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
想	像	力
そう Grade: 3	ぞう Grade: 5	りょく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

想像(そうぞう) (sōzō) + 力(りょく) (-ryoku)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そーぞーりょく [sòózóꜜòryòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [so̞ːzo̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

想(そう)像(ぞう)力(りょく) • (sōzōryoku)

imagination (image-making power of the mind)