# 勢力
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shìlì
    (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sai$^3$ lik$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-li̍t
    (Hailu, HRS): she$^ˇ$ lid$^ˋ$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): se$^4$ lih$^7$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sè-le̍k / sè-lia̍k / sì-le̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^3$ lag$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$sy-liq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shìlì → shìli (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shìhli̊
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^4$-li$^5$
*** Yale: shr̀-li
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.lih
*** Palladius: шили (šili)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/ → /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$事例 侍立 勢利 / 势利 勢力 / 势力 市立 示例 視力 / 视力 釋例 / 释例
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sai$^3$ lik$^6$
*** Yale: sai lihk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sai$^3$ lik$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sei$^3$ lig$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐi̯³³ lɪk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-li̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii lid
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^4$ lid$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ lit̚⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: she$^ˇ$ lid$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʃe¹¹ lit²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: se$^4$ lih$^7$ [Phonetic: se$^1$ lih$^7$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sa̤̍-li̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬe⁴²⁻⁵⁵ liʔ⁴/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: se$^4$ lih$^7$ [Phonetic: se$^1$ lih$^7$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬe⁴²⁻⁵⁵ liʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-le̍k
*** Tâi-lô: sè-li̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sealek
*** IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ liɪk̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-lia̍k
*** Tâi-lô: sè-lia̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sealiak
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liak̚²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-le̍k
*** Tâi-lô: sì-li̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sielek
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ liɪk̚¹²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: si$^3$ lag$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì la̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$sy-liq
*** MiniDict: sy$^去$ lih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$sr-liq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ liɪʔ⁴⁴/

### Noun

勢力
* force; power; influence
    壯大勢力／壮大势力 ― zhuàngdà shìlì ― to expand one's forces
    勢力範圍／势力范围 ― shìlì fànwéi ― sphere of influence
    外部勢力／外部势力 ― wàibù shìlì ― external forces; outside powers
    邪惡勢力／邪恶势力 ― xié'è shìlì ― evil forces
    敵對勢力／敌对势力 ― díduì shìlì ― hostile forces
    殘餘勢力／残余势力 ― cányú shìlì ― remaining forces
    黑惡勢力／黑恶势力 ― hēi'è shìlì ― underworld forces

#### Synonyms

* 力量 (lìliàng)
* 勢要 / 势要 (shìyào) (literary or Sichuanese)
* 勢頭 / 势头 (shìtóu)
* 威力 (wēilì)
* 威勢 / 威势 (wēishì)
* 威權 / 威权 (wēiquán)
* 實力 / 实力 (shílì)
* 強力 / 强力 (qiánglì)
* 權勢 / 权势 (quánshì)
* 權焰 / 权焰 (quányàn) (literary)
* 聲勢 / 声势 (shēngshì)

#### Derived terms

* 勢力範圍 / 势力范围 (shìlì fànwéi)
* 境外勢力 / 境外势力 (jìngwài shìlì)
* 惡勢力 / 恶势力
* 星勢力 / 星势力
* 習慣勢力 / 习惯势力
* 黑勢力 / 黑势力 (hēishìlì)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 勢力(せいりょく) (seiryoku)
* → Korean: 세력(勢力) (seryeok)
* → Vietnamese: thế lực (勢力)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 勢 | 力 |
| せい Grade: 5 | りょく Grade: 1 |
| kan'on ||
Kanji in this term :
| 勢 | 力 |
| せい Grade: 5 | りき Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | goon |

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) せーりょく [séꜜèryòkù] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [se̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟]
* (Tokyo) せーりき [sèéríkí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [se̞ːɾʲikʲi]

### Noun

勢(せい)力(りょく) or 勢(せい)力(りき) • (seiryoku or seiriki)
* influence, power, especially over other people

#### Derived terms

* 勢力圏(せいりょくけん) (seiryokuken), 勢力範囲(せいりょくはんい) (seiryoku han'i, “sphere of influence”)
* 勢力均衡(せいりょくきんこう) (seiryoku kinkō, “balance of power”)

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 勢 | 力 |

### Noun

勢力 • (seryeok) (hangeul 세력)
* hanja form of 세력 (“influence, power”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 勢 | 力 |

### Noun

勢力
* chữ Hán form of thế lực (“influence, power”).