# 權利
## Chinese
### Etymology

From Classical Chinese 權利 / 权利 (quánlì, “power and wealth, the capital that leads to power”), first used as the equivalent of right in William Martin's Chinese translation of The Elements of International Law.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): quánlì
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чүанли (čüanli, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun$^4$ lei$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièn-li / khiàn-li
* Eastern Min (BUC): guòng-lé
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): koân-lī / khoân-lī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kuêng$^5$ li$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$jioe-li
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: quánlì
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánlì
*** Wade–Giles: chʻüan$^2$-li$^4$
*** Yale: chywán-lì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanlih
*** Palladius: цюаньли (cjuanʹli)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$全力 權利 / 权利 權力 / 权力
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чүанли (čüanli, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰyæ̃²⁴ li⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kyun$^4$ lei$^6$
*** Yale: kyùhn leih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kyn$^4$ lei$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kün$^4$ léi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰyːn²¹ lei̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièn-li
*** Hakka Romanization System: kien$^ˇ$ li
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kian$^2$ li$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en¹¹ li⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiàn-li
*** Hakka Romanization System: kian$^ˇ$ li
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kian$^2$ li$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an¹¹ li⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: guòng-lé
*** Sinological IPA : /kuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(l-)}$nˡɛi²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koân-lī
*** Tâi-lô: kuân-lī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: koanli
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan¹³⁻²² li²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²⁴⁻²² li²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan²³⁻³³ li³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-lī
*** Tâi-lô: khuân-lī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoanli
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan²³⁻³³ li³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kuêng$^5$ li$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuêng lĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$jioe-li
*** MiniDict: jioe$^去$ li
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$jjyoe-li
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑyø²² li⁴⁴/

### Noun

權利
* power and wealth
* right; entitlement
    保留權利／保留权利 ― bǎoliú quánlì ― to reserve a right
    權利意識／权利意识 ― quánlì yìshí ― sense of entitlement
    植物育種者權利／植物育种者权利 ― zhíwù yùzhǒngzhě quánlì ― plant breeder’s rights
    From: “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”
    Rénrén shēng ér zìyóu, zài zūnyán hé quánlì shàng yīlǜ píngděng. [Pinyin]
    All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

#### Synonyms

* (power):
* 手欛子 (shou$^3$ ba$^4$ zr) (Xiang)
* 柄 (literary, or in compounds)
* 權力 / 权力 (quánlì)
* 權柄 / 权柄 (quánbǐng)
* 權限 / 权限 (quánxiàn)
* 職權 / 职权 (zhíquán)
* (right): 權益／权益 (quányì)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “right”): 義務／义务 (yìwù)

#### Derived terms

* 公權利 / 公权利 (gōngquánlì)
* 動物權利 / 动物权利 (dòngwù quánlì)
* 政治權利 / 政治权利 (zhèngzhì quánlì)
* 權利人 / 权利人 (quánlìrén)
* 權利束 / 权利束 (quánlìshù)
* 權利法案 / 权利法案 (quánlì fǎ'àn)
* 權利能力 / 权利能力 (quánlì nénglì)
* 民主權利 / 民主权利 (mínzhǔ quánlì)
* 生殖權利 / 生殖权利 (shēngzhí quánlì)
* 私權利 / 私权利 (sīquánlì)

#### Related terms

* 特權／特权 (tèquán)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 權 | 利 |
| けん Hyōgai | り Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 權利 – see the following entry. :
| 【権利けんり】 | [noun] right; claim; title; privilege |
(This term, 權利, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 權 | 利 |

### Noun

權利 • (gwolli) (hangeul 권리)
* hanja form of 권리 (“right; privilege”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 權 | 利 |

### Noun

權利
* chữ Hán form of quyền lợi (“right; interest”).