新力

Chinese

		new; newly; meso- (chem.)	power; force; strength
trad. (新力)		新	力
simp. ^#(新力)		新	力

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Sony.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīnlì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sinlì
  - Wade–Giles: Hsin¹-li⁴
  - Yale: Syīn-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shinlih
  - Palladius: Синьли (Sinʹli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    心力
    新曆 / 新历

Proper noun

新力

(Hong Kong, Taiwan, dated) former name of 索尼 (Suǒní)

Usage notes

Used officially in Hong Kong and Taiwan until 2009, when 索尼 (Suǒní) was chosen as the globally official Chinese name.