# 酌量
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuóliáng, zhuóliang
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, ㄓㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek$^3$ loeng$^6$ / zoek$^3$ loeng$^{6-2}$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiok-liōng / chiak-liāng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóliáng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóliáng
*** Wade–Giles: cho$^2$-liang$^2$
*** Yale: jwó-lyáng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwoliang
*** Palladius: чжолян (čžoljan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóliang
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóliång
*** Wade–Giles: cho$^2$-liang$^5$
*** Yale: jwó-lyang
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwo.liang
*** Palladius: чжолян (čžoljan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zoek$^3$ loeng$^6$ / zoek$^3$ loeng$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: jeuk leuhng / jeuk léung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek$^8$ loeng$^6$ / dzoek$^8$ loeng$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zêg$^3$ lêng$^6$ / zêg$^3$ lêng$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sœːk̚³ lœːŋ²²/, /t͡sœːk̚³ lœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-liōng
*** Tâi-lô: tsiok-liōng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciokliong
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak-liāng
*** Tâi-lô: tsiak-liāng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciakliang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siak̚³²⁻⁵ liaŋ²²/

#### Verb

酌量
* to consider; to deliberate; to use one's judgment

##### Synonyms

* (Hokkien) 約量／约量, 約其量／约其量

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuóliàng
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek$^3$ loeng$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóliàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóliàng
*** Wade–Giles: cho$^2$-liang$^4$
*** Yale: jwó-lyàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwolianq
*** Palladius: чжолян (čžoljan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zoek$^3$ loeng$^2$
*** Yale: jeuk léung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek$^8$ loeng$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zêg$^3$ lêng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sœːk̚³ lœːŋ³⁵/

#### Adjective

酌量
* appropriate (of amount)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 酌 | 量 |
| しゃく Grade: S | りょう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 酌量 (MC tsyak ljangH).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕa̠kɯ̟ɾʲo̞ː]

### Noun

酌(しゃく)量(りょう)する • (shakuryō suru) suru (stem 酌(しゃく)量(りょう)し (shakuryō shi), past 酌(しゃく)量(りょう)した (shakuryō shita))
* (law) to mitigate a sentence or punishment
** 1966, 佐藤春夫, 猫と婆さん:
    しかし情状(じょうじょう)は十(じゅう)分(ぶん)に酌量(しゃくりょう)しょう。
       Shikashi jōjō wa jūbun ni shakuryō shō.
       But I will lessen the punishment for your deed.
* (dated) to adjust the amount of resource or effort one is about to expend
    Synonyms: 加減, 調整
** 1890, 陸軍省, 陸軍軍人傷痍疾病恩給等差例:
    常(つね)ニ看(かん)護(ご)ヲ要(よう)セサ(ざ)ルモノハ輕(けい)重(ちょう)ヲ酌量(しゃくりょう)シテ第三項若(だいさんこうもし)クハ第(だい)四(し)項(こう)トス
       tsune ni kango o yō sezaru mono wa keichō o shakuryō shite daisan kō moshikuha daishi kō to su
       For those who do not need regular medical care, veteran disability compensation can be adjusted according the injury severity based on Article 3 or 4.

#### Inflection

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 酌量し | しゃくりょうし | shakuryō shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 酌量し | しゃくりょうし | shakuryō shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 酌量する | しゃくりょうする | shakuryō suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 酌量する | しゃくりょうする | shakuryō suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 酌量すれ | しゃくりょうすれ | shakuryō sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 酌量せよ¹ 酌量しろ² | しゃくりょうせよ¹ しゃくりょうしろ² | shakuryō seyo¹ shakuryō shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 酌量される | しゃくりょうされる | shakuryō sareru |
| Causative | 酌量させる 酌量さす | しゃくりょうさせる しゃくりょうさす | shakuryō saseru shakuryō sasu |
| Potential | 酌量できる | しゃくりょうできる | shakuryō dekiru |
| Volitional | 酌量しよう | しゃくりょうしよう | shakuryō shiyō |
| Negative | 酌量しない | しゃくりょうしない | shakuryō shinai |
| Negative continuative | 酌量せず | しゃくりょうせず | shakuryō sezu |
| Formal | 酌量します | しゃくりょうします | shakuryō shimasu |
| Perfective | 酌量した | しゃくりょうした | shakuryō shita |
| Conjunctive | 酌量して | しゃくりょうして | shakuryō shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 酌量すれば | しゃくりょうすれば | shakuryō sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

#### Derived terms

* 情状酌量(じょうじょうしゃくりょう) (jōjō shakuryō)