李鐵拐

简 李铁拐 · 繁 李鐵拐
Mandarin · pinyin Lǐ Tiě guǎi

Meanings

  1. 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
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李
lǐ · plum; judge; surname
鐵
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拐
guǎi · kidnap, abduct; turn
铁
tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm
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3–3–3 · Li3 Tie3 guai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lei5 tit3 gwaai2

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李鐵拐 · Li3 Tie3 guai3
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Exact source record李鐵拐 李铁拐 [Li3 Tie3 guai3] /Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine/