厘

lí

Definitions

1. Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[āi]
2. one hundredth
3. centi-

Words Containing 厘

• 公厘 gōng lí: millimeter
• 车厘子 chē lí zi: (American) cherry (loanword)
• 失之毫厘，谬以千里 shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ: a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
• 厘析 lí xī: to analyze in detail
• 梳乎厘 shū hū lí: soufflé (loanword)
• 巴厘岛 bā lí dǎo: Bali (island in Indonesia)
• 差之毫厘，谬以千里 chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ: the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
• 失之毫厘，差之千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ: a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
• 立方厘米 lì fāng lí mǐ: cubic centimeter
• 市厘 shì lí: li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter)
• 析毫剖厘 xī háo pōu lí: to analyze in the finest detail
• 峇厘 bā lí: Bali (island province of Indonesia) (Singapore, Malaysia)
• 梳芙厘 shū fú lí: soufflé (loanword)
• 差之毫厘，失之千里 chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ: the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
• 失之毫厘，差以千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ: a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
• 厘米 lí mǐ: centimeter
• 巴厘 bā lí: Bali (island province of Indonesia)
• 厘清 lí qīng: to clarify (the facts)
• 厘升 lí shēng: centiliter
• 厘克 lí kè: centigram
• 无厘头 wú lí tóu: silly talk or \mo lei tau\ (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
• 毫厘不爽 háo lí bù shuǎng: not to deviate an iota (idiom)
• 厘金 lí jīn: a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion