# 勞力
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): láolì
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^4$ lik$^6$, lou$^6$ lik$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lò-li̍t
    (Hailu, HRS): lo lid$^ˋ$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lô͘-lia̍k / lô-le̍k
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: láolì
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: láolì
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^2$-li$^4$
*** Yale: láu-lì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laulih
*** Palladius: лаоли (laoli)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯³⁵ li⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^4$ lik$^6$, lou$^6$ lik$^6$
*** Yale: lòuh lihk, louh lihk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^4$ lik$^9$, lou$^6$ lik$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^4$ lig$^6$, lou$^6$ lig$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯²¹ lɪk̚² lou̯²² lɪk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lò-li̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo$^ˇ$ lid
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lo$^2$ lid$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo¹¹ lit̚⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo lid$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo⁵⁵ lit²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô͘-lia̍k
*** Tâi-lô: lôo-lia̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loliak
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔ²⁴⁻²² liak̚²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô-le̍k
*** Tâi-lô: lô-li̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loilek
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lo²⁴⁻²² liɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lo²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo¹³⁻²² liɪk̚¹²¹/

#### Noun

勞力
* labour
* manpower

##### Derived terms

* 勞心者治人，勞力者治於人／劳心者治人，劳力者治于人 (láoxīnzhězhìrén, láolìzhězhìyúrén)
* 半勞力／半劳力 (bànláolì)

#### Verb

勞力
* (literary) to labour

##### Antonyms

* 勞心／劳心 (láoxīn)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ló͘-la̍t
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló͘-la̍t
*** Tâi-lô: lóo-la̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loflat
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lat̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/

#### Adjective

勞力 (Southern Min)
* laborious

#### Interjection

勞力 (Southern Min)
* thank you; sorry for causing you trouble

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 有勞, 感謝, 感恩 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 謝謝, 多謝 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 謝謝, 謝謝你 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 謝謝 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 謝謝 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 多謝, рахмат |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 謝謝, 感謝 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 唔該 †, 多謝 § |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 唔該 †, 多謝 § |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 唔該 †, 多謝 § |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 無該, 多謝 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 唔該 †, 多謝 § |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 唔該 †, 多謝 § |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 唔該 †, 多謝 § |
| Gan | Nanchang | 多謝 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 多謝, 恁仔細 § |
| Hakka | Xingning | 多謝 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 恁仔細 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 恁仔細 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 恁仔細 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 承蒙, 恁仔細 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 承蒙 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 承蒙 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 承蒙 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 承蒙你, 恁仔細, 感謝, 多謝 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 承蒙你, 恁仔細, 感謝, 多謝 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 多謝 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 多謝 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 多謝 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 感謝, 多謝, 承蒙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 勞瀝, 恁勞瀝, 承蒙, 承蒙你, 阿里加多 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 承蒙, 承蒙你, 恁仔細, 勞力, 阿里加多 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 感謝 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 勞力, 阿里加多 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 多謝 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 多謝 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 謝謝 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 多謝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 謝謝, 起動 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 多謝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 謝謝, 多謝 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 謝謝, 起動 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 感謝, 多謝, 費神, 勞力 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 道謝, 感謝, 費神, 勞力 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 多謝, 費神, 勞力 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 多謝, 感謝 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 多謝, 勞力 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 勞力, 多謝, 阿里加多 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 勞力 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 勞力 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 多謝, 勞力, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 勞力, 多謝, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 勞力, 謝謝, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 勞力, 多謝, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 勞力, 多謝, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 多謝, 勞力, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 勞力, 多謝, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 勞力, 多謝 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 多謝, 勞力 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 勞力, 多謝 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 多謝, 勞力, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 勞力, 多謝, 感恩 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 勞力, 多謝 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 勞力, 多謝 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 勞力, 多謝 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 勞力, 多謝 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 感謝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 感謝, 費神, 多謝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 多謝, 感謝 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 感謝 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 㩼謝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 㩼謝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 㩼謝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 感謝 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 㩼謝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 㩼謝, 感謝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 無該 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 無該, 謝謝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 無該, 謝謝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 無該 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 唔該 †, 多謝 § |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 唔該, 多謝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 謝謝, 謝謝儂, 多謝 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 謝謝儂, 交關感謝 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 謝謝你 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 多謝 |
| Note | † - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift | † - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift |

### References

* (Min Nan) “Entry #8203”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
* (Min Nan) “Entry #8204”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
* “(#)”, in 臺灣閩南語按呢寫‎, Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2013.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 勞 | 力 |
| ろう Hyōgai | りょく Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

勞(ろう)力(りょく) • (rōryoku)
* Kyūjitai form of 労力 (“work; labor”)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 勞 | 力 |

### Noun

勞力 • (noryeok) (hangeul 노력)
* hanja form of 노력 (“striving, making an effort to accomplish something”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 勞 | 力 |

### Verb

勞力
* chữ Hán form of lao lực (“to make physical exertions”).