# 吃力
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chīlì
    (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hek$^3$ lik$^6$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^7$chiq-liq$_8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chīlì
*** Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chihlì
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^1$-li$^4$
*** Yale: chr̄-lì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chylih
*** Palladius: чили (čili)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hek$^3$ lik$^6$
*** Yale: hek lihk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hek$^8$ lik$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hég$^3$ lig$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɛːk̚³ lɪk̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^7$chiq-liq$_8$
*** MiniDict: chih$^入$ lih$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$qiq-liq$_5$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ liɪʔ⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴ liɪʔ⁴⁴/

### Adjective

吃力
* tiring; exhausting; strenuous
* (regional) tired; exhausted

#### Synonyms

* (tiring):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 辛苦, 累人, 吃重, 吃力 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 辛苦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 辛苦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 辛苦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 辛苦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 辛苦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 辛苦 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 辛苦 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 辛苦 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 辛苦 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 辛苦 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 辛苦 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 辛苦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 辛苦 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 辛苦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 辛苦 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 辛苦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 辛苦 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 辛苦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 艱苦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 艱苦 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 辛苦 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 辛苦, 衰瘏, 吃力 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 辛 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 辛苦 |
| Wu | Danyang | 吃力 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 吃力 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 𢜭力, 吃力 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 著力, 吃力 |
* (tired):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 疲倦, 疲乏, 疲累, 疲憊, 疲勞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 累, 乏 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 累 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 累 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 累 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 累, 乏 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 乏 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 乏, 累 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 乏 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 累 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 累 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 累, 痿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 累 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 疚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 疚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 疚攰 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 疚攰 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 疓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 疓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 疚, 攰 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 疚, 攰 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 疚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 疚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 疚, 攰, 疓 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 疚, 攰 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 疚, 攰 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 疚算 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 累 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 疓, 攰 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 疓 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 攰, 疓 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 攰, 累 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 攰 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 攰 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 累 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 𤸁, 渴 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 渴 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 悿 Hetian, 渴 Xintian |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 悿 |
| Hakka | Changting | 累 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 累 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 累 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 累 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 𤸁, 悿 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 𤸁, 悿 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 悿 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 悿, 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 悿 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 悿 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 𤺪 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 渴 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 渴 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 吃力 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 乏, 累 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 累 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 累, 軟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 弱 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 𤺪, 厭 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 𤺪, 厭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 𤺪, 厭 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 厭, 悿 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 悿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 悿, 懶 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 悿, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 乏, 累 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 乏, 𤺪 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 乏 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 乏 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 悿 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 乏 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 乏 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 𤺪, 累, 乏 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 乏 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 乏 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 乏 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 瞓 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吃力, 衰瘏 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 吃力 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 吃力 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 着力, 吃力 rare |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 㾯, 吃力 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 傫 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 鶴累 |

#### Derived terms

* 吃力不討好／吃力不讨好 (chīlì bù tǎohǎo)

### Verb

吃力
* to need great effort; to be difficult
* to bear force

#### Synonyms

* (to need great effort):
* 了力 (Min Nan)
* 吃勁／吃劲 (chījìn)
* 夠力／够力 (Hokkien)
* 硬斗 (Hokkien)
* 硬繚／硬缭 (Hokkien)
* 著力／着力 (zhuólì)
* 費力／费力 (fèilì)
* 費勁／费劲 (fèijìn) (colloquial)
* 食力 (Hokkien)
* 食工 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)