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| Phonetics: | ||
| Tone colors (āáǎàa): |
| Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| kyun4 lik6 | kyun4 lik6 | power / authority |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Yale | Jyutping | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kyun4 | kyun4 | authority / power / right / temporary | ||
| lik6 | lik6 | power / force / strength / ability / strenuously / surname li |
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They wield enormous political power.
The king cannot exercise much political power.
Political power has long been a well-trodden path to personal wealth.
The effect of the broadening of the ICC's power was at once apparent.
The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states.
Despite its lack of formal power the nobility was not powerless.
"The powers delegated to me," the President said, "will be exercised with due responsibility."
He grandly declared that "international politics is a struggle for power".
