利益

Chinese

		advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp	benefit; increase
simp. and trad. (利益)		利	益

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁶ jik¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li-yit
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lī-ek / lī-iak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): li⁶ iah⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìyì → lìyi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄧˋ → ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìyi̊
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-i⁵
    • Yale: lì-yi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih.yih
    • Palladius: лии (lii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/ → /li⁵¹ i¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁶ jik¹
    • Yale: leih yīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁶ jik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁶ yig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯²² jɪk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-yit
    • Hakka Romanization System: li id^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li⁴ yid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /li⁵⁵ it̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li-yit
    • Hakka Romanization System: li (r)id^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li⁴ yid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /li⁵⁵ (j)it̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-ek
    • Tâi-lô: lī-ik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixeg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ iɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ iɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /li²²⁻²¹ iɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-iak
    • Tâi-lô: lī-iak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² iak̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: li⁶ iah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lĭ iah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵⁻¹¹ iaʔ²/

Noun

利益

1. benefit; advantage; good; interest

   追求利益  ―  zhuīqiú lìyì  ―  to pursue (one's own) interest

   眼前利益  ―  yǎnqián lìyì  ―  immediate interests

   損害國家利益／损害国家利益  ―  sǔnhài guójiā lìyì  ―  to harm the national interest

   子女最佳利益原則 [MSC, trad.]
   子女最佳利益原则 [MSC, simp.]

   zǐnǚ zuìjiā lìyì yuánzé [Pinyin]

   child's best interests

   有悖於公司利益／有悖于公司利益  ―  yǒubèiyú gōngsī lìyì  ―  to clash with the interests of the company

   科技應為人民利益服務。 [MSC, trad.]
   科技应为人民利益服务。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kējì yīng wèi rénmín lìyì fúwù. [Pinyin]

   Science and technology should work for the good of the people.

2. (finance) profit (excess of revenue over cost)

Synonyms

• (benefit):

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• 好處／好处
• 實利／实利 (shílì)
• 惠 (huì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 收益 (shōuyì)
• 甜頭／甜头 (Jin)
• 益處／益处 (yìchù)
• 肥 (féi) (usually derogatory)
• 補／补 (bǔ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 補益／补益 (bǔyì)
• 裨益 (bìyì)

 

• (profit):

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• 利潤／利润 (lìrùn)
• 利純／利纯 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 利頭／利头 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 潤／润 (rùn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 盈利 (yínglì)
• 賺／赚 (informal)
• 賺頭／赚头 (zhuàntou) (informal)
• 賺頭兒／赚头儿 (zhuàntour) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 長頭／长头 (Hokkien)

 

Derived terms

• 利益團體／利益团体 (lìyì tuántǐ)
• 利益均霑／利益均沾
• 利益相關者／利益相关者 (lìyì xiāngguān zhě)
• 利益衝突／利益冲突 (lìyì chōngtū)
• 既得利益 (jìdé lìyì)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
利	益
り Grade: 4	えき Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りえき [ríꜜèkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲie̞kʲi]

Noun

利(り)益(えき) • (rieki) 

1. benefit
2. (finance) profit

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
利	益
り Grade: 4	やく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りやく [ríꜜyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲija̠kɯ̟]

Noun

利(り)益(やく) • (riyaku) 

1. (Buddhism) blessing, salvation

Derived terms

• 御利益(ごりやく) (goriyaku)

Korean

Hanja in this term
利	益

Noun

利益 • (iik) (hangeul 이익)

1. hanja form^? of 이익 (“profit”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
利	益

Noun

利益

1. chữ Hán form of lợi ích (“benefit; interest”).