角力

Chinese

		horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note	power; force; strength
trad. (角力)		角	力
simp. #(角力)		角	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): juélì, jiǎolì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ, ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³ lik⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kak-lia̍k / kak-le̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juélì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuélì
    • Wade–Giles: chüeh²-li⁴
    • Yale: jywé-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuelih
    • Palladius: цзюэли (czjueli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ li⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; common pronunciation in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎolì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎolì
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³-li⁴
    • Yale: jyǎu-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaulih
    • Palladius: цзяоли (czjaoli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gok³ lik⁶
    • Yale: gok lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gog³ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³ lɪk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kak-lia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: kak-lia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kakliak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ liak̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kak-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: kak-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaklek
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kak̚³²⁻⁴ liɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kak̚³²⁻⁵ liɪk̚¹²¹/

Verb

角力

1. to have a trial of strength; to wrestle

Japanese

Kanji in this term
角	力
すもう
Grade: 2	Grade: 1
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 角力 – see the following entry.

【相撲すもう】 [noun] sumo (Japanese traditional wrestling) [noun] Short for 相撲取り (sumōtori): a sumo wrestler [noun] (historical) Short for 相撲の節 (Sumō no Sechi) or 相撲の節会 (Sumō no Sechie): in the Heian period, a special ceremonial sumo match held in July to help ensure a good harvest [proper noun] a surname 【相撲すまい】 [noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a competition of power and skill, similar to modern-day sumo [noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) Short for 相撲取り (sumaitori): a sumo wrestler [noun] (historical, archaic) Short for 相撲の節 (Sumai no Sechi) or 相撲の節会 (Sumai no Sechie): in the Heian period, a special ceremonial sumo match held in July to help ensure a good harvest

(This term, 角力, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)