水利
Chinese
| water; river | advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (水利) |
水 | 利 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐlì
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuěilì
- Wade–Giles: shui3-li4
- Yale: shwěi-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeilih
- Palladius: шуйли (šujli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/
- Homophones:
水利
水力
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 lei6
- Yale: séui leih
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 lei6
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 léi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ lei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-lī
- Tâi-lô: tsuí-lī
- Phofsit Daibuun: zuyli
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li³³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
水利
- management of water as a resource, including conservation and irrigation
- hydraulic engineering
Synonyms
- (hydraulic engineering): 水利工程 (shuǐlì gōngchéng)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 利 |
| すい Grade: 1 |
り Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɨiɾʲi]
Noun
水利 • (suiri)
- water supply
- 2025 April 1, 林佑美 [Yumi Hayashi], quotee, “第217回国会 衆議院 本会議 第14号 令和7年4月1日 [217th Diet, House of Representatives, Plenary Session No. 14, April 1, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System][1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 4 September 2025:
- 斜面地であること、消火に使える水利がないことなど、消火を困難にする要因は幾つもあると思います。
- Shamen chi de aru koto, shōka ni tsukaeru suiri ga nai koto nado, shōka o konnan ni suru yōin wa ikutsu mo aru to omoi masu.
- I think there are several factors that make firefighting difficult, such as the fact that the area is on a slope and there is no water available for firefighting.
Derived terms
- 水利権