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麗

简丽 · 繁麗

Mandarin · pinyin lí#

used in place names, notably 高麗 Gāo lí and 麗水 Lí shuǐ

Mandarin · pinyin lì#

beautiful

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麗: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
丽: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant

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2 · li2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lai6 · lei4

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beautiful; lovely; pretty; fair; elegant
magnificent; resplendent; gorgeous
splendour; lustre; radiance
(literary) to adhere; to attach to; to be affixed
(literary) paired; forming a pair; in twos
(literary) to tie; to bind; to fasten
(literary) to connect; to link
(literary) to harness side by side; to yoke together
(literary) to travel together; to accompany
(literary) to hit (a target); to strike accurately
(literary) to apply; to impose; to inflict
(literary) to pass by; to go through
(literary) to step over; to cross over
(literary) to match; to be comparable to
(literary) beam; ridgepole; pillar
(literary) to think; to contemplate
(calligraphy) having form that extends beyond the structure

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used in 高麗／高丽 (Gāolí, “Goryeo”) and 高句麗／高句丽 (Gāogōulí, “Goguryeo”)
used in 高麗／高丽 (Gāolí, “Goryeo”) and 高句麗／高句丽 (Gāogōulí, “Goguryeo”) — (Korean Classical Chinese) short for 高麗 /高丽 (“Goryeo”)
used in 麗水／丽水 (Líshuǐ, “Lishui”)
used in 麗黃／丽黄 (“oriole”)
used in 麗廔／丽𫷹 (“lattice openings in walls”)
(literary) to encounter; to fall into; to suffer
(literary) sorrow; grief

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(literary) number; count

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