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Li en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• lē

Etymology

Transcription of 李 (Lǐ)

Meanings

1. A surname from Chinese
   • Under the post, Li shared screenshots of private messages he received from followers who said they were interrogated by police. 2024 March 18, Nectar Gan and Yong Xiong, “A dissident in Europe is enraging Beijing. Now Chinese police are coming for his social media followers”, in CNN:

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Deriveds

Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Translations (9)

za Lij (Li: the Chinese surname (李)) · ja 李 (Li: the Chinese surname (李)) · ko 리 (Li: the Chinese surname (李)) · ru Ли (Li: the Chinese surname (李)) · ko 이 (Li: the Chinese surname (李)) · yue 李 (Li: the Chinese surname (李)) · vi Lý (Li: the Chinese surname (李)) · cmn 李 (Li: the Chinese surname (李)) · mnc ᠯᡳᡳ (Li: the Chinese surname (李))

Li en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• lē

Etymology

Transcription of 黎 (Lí)

Meanings

1. A surname from Chinese

Forms

Translations (2)

cmn 黎 (Li: the Chinese surname (黎)) · yue 黎 (Li: the Chinese surname (黎))

Li en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• lē

Etymology

Transcription of 理 (Lǐ)

Meanings

1. A surname from Chinese

Translations (2)

yue 理 (Li: the Chinese surname (理)) · cmn 理 (Li: the Chinese surname (理))

Li en · PROPN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• lē

Etymology

From Mandarin 禮 /礼 (Lǐ).

Meanings

1. A county of Longnan, Gansu, China.
   • The West Hanshui River flows through the flatland of Qishan Township east of Lixian County, Gansu Province.[…] Zhuge launched his first northern expedition. He arrived at Qishan Mountain in Lixian County, where he set up his headquarters on the shore of the West Hanshui River. [1995 October, “Qishan Fort: Zhuge's Commanding Camp”, in China Tourism, number 183, H.K. China Tourism Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 56, column 1:

Translations (1)

cmn 禮 /礼 (county)

Li en · PROPN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

• lē

Etymology

Transcription of 漓 (Lí)

Meanings

1. A river in Guangxi, China.
   • Before going home, we flew to Guilin for a meeting with environmentalists concerned about the destruction of forests and the loss of unique wildlife, and a leisurely boat trip down the Li River, which flows through a stunning landscape marked by large limestone formations that looked as if they had burst up through the landscape of the gentle countryside. 2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, volume II, New York: Vintage Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 436–437:
   • In Guilin, the second-largest city in Guangxi, Xi took a boat to inspect the ecological condition of the Li River, a popular tourist destination. The river stretches more than 400km (250 miles) through karst hills and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. 2021 April 27, Echo Xie, “Xi Jinping laments stone quarrying as he mines green theme in Guangxi”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2021, China / Politics:
   • Cormorant fishing on the Li River near Kweilin. With increasingly serious water pollution, fishing with cormorants is becoming a rare sight in China. 1985, Steven W. Mosher, Journey To The Forbidden China, Collier Macmillan, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 54f:
   • After breakfast the next day, Ho Li-chih came to invite Yang Shu-tien and me to the Li River for a boat trip to another county, Yang-shuo. 1977, Yee Chiang, “Kuei-lin and Yang-shuo”, in China Revisited, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 153:
   • Days 3-5: Guilin and Yangshuo. Marvel at the extraordinary scenery lining the banks of the serene Li River. 2011, Andrew Forbes, China, APA Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 16:

Translations (1)

cmn 漓 (river)

Li en · PROPN · etymology 6

Pronunciation

• lē

Etymology

Transcription of 澧 (Lǐ)

Meanings

1. A county of Changde, Hunan, China.

Translations (1)

cmn 澧 (county)

Li en · PROPN · etymology 7

Pronunciation

• lē

Etymology

From Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri).

Meanings

1. A surname from Korean, a variant of Lee and Rhee

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