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私利

私利

Chinese

		personal; private; selfish	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
simp. and trad. (私利)		私	利

Noun

私利

personal gain

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sīlì

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ lei⁶
Min Nan (POJ): su-lī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: sīlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sylih
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    司隸／司隶
    私利
    私立
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ lei⁶
  - Yale: sī leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ lei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-lī
  - Tâi-lô: su-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suli
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su³³ li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/