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李
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Definitions
- 1. plum
Example Sentences
1 shown他是 李 櫻。
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Words Containing 李
luggage rack
Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet
Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD
Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗[jìng zōng] (809-827), reigned 825-827
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[táng tài zōng] (599-649), reigned 626-649
Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946
Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[shùn zōng] (761-806), reigned 805-806
Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[táng zhōng zōng] (656-710), reigned 705-710
lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
see 李鐵拐|李铁拐[lǐ tiě guǎi]
Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯[qí lù dēng]
Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[xīn wén huà yùn dòng] after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[xīn hài gé mìng] of 1911
Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)
Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[táng gāo zǔ] (566-635), reigned 618-626
porter
Cai Li Fo, Choy Li Fut, Choy Lay Fut, Choi Lei Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Choy Ley Fut, Choi Lei Faht, Tsai Li Fo, Choi Leih Faht - Martial Art
Coco Lee (1975-), pop singer, songwriter and actress
ancient place in modern day Zhejiang Province
Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister
Levi's (brand)
Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party
Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
luggage conveyor belt; baggage carousel
Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变
Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and co-creator of the World Wide Web
luggage that has been checked in (on flight)
blackthorn
lit. beautiful as peach and prune
plum tree
Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[běn cǎo gāng mù]
Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
travel bag
Li Wei Gong
Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗[dé zōng], (742-805), reigned 779-805
baggage tag
Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US-trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960
luggage office
Li Ao (774-836), Tang dynasty scholar and writer, colleague of Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[hán yù] in promoting classical writing 古文運動|古文运动[gǔ wén yùn dòng]
Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[bái xíng jiǎn] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International
listeria bacillus
Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗[mù zōng] (795-824), reigned 821-825
Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[zá jù] style
Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝[táng shāng dì] (c. 695-715), reigned 710
Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗[xiàn zōng] (778-820), reigned 805-820
Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗[wén zōng] (809-840), reigned 827-840
Tsung-Dao Lee (1926-), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate
Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)
Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician
Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗
Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player
Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician
Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传
Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[bā xiān] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine
Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗[tài zōng] (727-779), reigned 762-779
personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[táng xuán zōng] (685-762), reigned 712-756
the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009
lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
the pagoda bearing god
Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
Li Cui, personal name of eighteenth Tang emperor Yizong 懿宗[yì zōng] (833-873), reigned 859-873
Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[lǐ xiǎo lóng]
Li Chan, personal name of sixteenth Tang Emperor Wuzong 武宗[wǔ zōng] (814-846), reigned 840-846
Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer
Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏[xī xià] around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏[níng xià]
Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty
Li Zhao (c. 800), Tang dynasty scholar and official
baggage handler
Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照
Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗[xuān zōng] (810-859), reigned 846-859
Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer
Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian
Li Fuchun (1900-1975), communist politician
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗[táng ruì zōng] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
damson (fruit)
Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传[shuǐ hǔ quán zhuàn]
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of \Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang\ 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]
Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction
Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor
Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗[táng gāo zōng], (628-683), reigned 649-683
Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn]
Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer
Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
plum
baggage carousel
Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
listeria bacillus
Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肅宗|肃宗[sù zōng] (711-762), reigned 756-762
Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
Li He (790-816), Tang poet
chop suey (American Chinese dish)
Lao Zi
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
\Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang\, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[lǐ jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]
Li Yuanchao (1950-), vice president of PRC from 2013-2018
Lie group (math.)
Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗[zhāo zōng] (867-904), reigned 888-904
Li Jilan 李季蘭|李季兰[lǐ jì lán] or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
anyone
Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist
Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists
Li Ying (1963-), Japanese-educated Chinese documentary film director
Li Peng (1928-2019), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown
Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書|北齐书
Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror
luggage
Listeria monocytogene
Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰[dū jiāng yàn] irrigation system in Sichuan
Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀[lǐ guāng yào], prime minister from 2004
false hero (who pretends to be 李逵[lǐ kuí]); a fake
Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[zhāng sān], 李四, 王五[wáng wǔ] Tom, Dick and Harry
Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong
Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功[fǎ lún gōng]
Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
Lee Teng-hui (1923-2020), Taiwanese politician, president of ROC 1988-2000
Li Bai 李白[lǐ bái] and Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ]
Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician
Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939
Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist
Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[lǐ yě] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013
Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝[āi dì] (892-908), reigned 904-907
Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗[xī zhōng] (862-888), reigned 873-888
Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director
Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet
Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC
Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)
Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist
Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国[wèi guó]
four proverbial names
Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater
Li Keqiang (1955-), PRC politician, prime minister from 2013
Lie algebra (math.)
suitcase