Lí

See also: li, lí, lì, and lị

Mandarin

Romanization

Lí (li2, Zhuyin ㄌㄧˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 黎

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 李.

    Proper noun

    Lí • (李)

    1. a surname from Chinese
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 理.

      Proper noun

      Lí • (理)

      1. a unisex given name from Chinese

      Usage notes

      • Lí is the spelling used by textbooks published by the Ministry of Education and Formation. It is used in, at least, literature textbooks (e.g. nhà Lí (“the Li dynasty”)). In some history textbooks, however, Lý is inexplicably used instead (e.g. nhà Lý (“the Ly dynasty”)).
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