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想像力

想像力

Chinese

		to imagine	power; force; strength
simp. and trad. (想像力)		想像	力
alt. forms		想象力

Noun

想像力

imagination

Japanese

Kanji in this term
想	像	力
そう Grade: 3	ぞう Grade: 5	りょく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

想像力 ‎(hiragana そうぞうりょく, romaji sōzōryoku)

imagination (image-making power of the mind)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎngxiànglì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² zoeng⁶ lik⁶
Min Nan (POJ): sióng-siōng-le̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: xiǎngxiànglì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangshianqlih
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    想像力
    想象力
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng² zoeng⁶ lik⁶
  - Yale: séung jeuhng lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² dzoeng⁶ lik⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ²² lɪk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng-siōng-le̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sióng-siōng-li̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siofngsioxnglek
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² liɪk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ liɪk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ liɪk̚⁴/