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八大元老 八大元老 [Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3] /"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2]/abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3]/ 2259 1
八字方針 八字方针 [[ba1zi4 fang1zhen1]] /a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan/(esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春[Li3 Fu4chun1] in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高[tiao2zheng3, gong3gu4, chong1shi2, ti2gao1] "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"/ 174 2
白行簡 白行简 [Bai2 Xing2 jian3] /Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[Li3 Wa2 Zhuan4]/ 4897 1
北齊書 北齐书 [Bei3 Qi2 shu1] /History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[Li3 Bai3 yao4] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls/ 4968 1
北史 北史 [Bei3 shi3] /History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls/ 4968 1
本草綱目 本草纲目 [Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4] /Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[Li3 Shi2 zhen1]/ 5118 1
伯納斯-李 伯纳斯-李 [[Bo2na4si1-Li3]] /Tim Berners-Lee (1955–), British computer scientist and inventor of the World Wide Web/ 64 2
蔡李佛 蔡李佛 [[cai4li3fo2]] /Choy Li Fut (Chinese martial art)/ 767 2
闖王 闯王 [Chuang3 Wang2] /Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)/ 6630 1
闖王陵 闯王陵 [Chuang3 Wang2 ling2] /mausoleum to the late-Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Ze4 cheng2], nicknamed Dashing King 闖王|闯王[Chuang3 Wang2]/ 2102 1
刺兒李 刺儿李 [ci4 r5 li3] /gooseberry/ 6303 1
大李杜 大李杜 [Da4 Li3 Du4] /Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] and Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]/ 4470 1
大馬士革李 大马士革李 [Da4 ma3 shi4 ge2 li3] /damson (fruit)/ 6863 1
斷背山 断背山 [Duan4 bei4 Shan1] /Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]/ 2947 1
飛將軍 飞将军 [Fei1 jiang1 jun1] /nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣|李广[Li3 Guang3]/ 4295 1
高宗 高宗 [Gao1 zong1] /Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively)/ 1931 1
瓜田不納履,李下不整冠 瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠 [gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lü3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1] /lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)/fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion/innocent acts may be misconstrued/ 4995 1
瓜田李下 瓜田李下 [gua1 tian2 li3 xia4] /abbr. for 瓜田不納履,李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠[gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1]/ 4995 1
官場現形記 官场现形记 [Guan1 chang3 Xian4 xing2 Ji4] /Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia4]/ 4072 1
黑旋風 黑旋风 [Hei1 Xuan4 feng1] /Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion/ 4311 1
夾山寺 夹山寺 [Jia1 shan1 si4] /Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 xian4], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Zi4 cheng2]/ 1947 1
截拳道 截拳道 [jie2 quan2 dao4] /Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]/ 4426 1
鏡花緣 镜花缘 [Jing4 hua1 Yuan2] /Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[Li3 Ru3 zhen1]/ 5118 1
[kuo4] /see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]/ 4945 1
[[Li3]] /surname Li/ 930 2
[li3] /plum/ 6079 1
李安 李安 [Li3 An1] /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)/ 5784 1
李昂 李昂 [Li3 Ang2] /Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗[Wen2 zong1] (809-840), reigned 827-840/ 5621 1
李翱 李翱 [Li3 Ao2] /Li Ao (774-836), Tang dynasty scholar and writer, colleague of Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] in promoting classical writing 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4]/ 1949 1
李白 李白 [Li3 Bai2] /Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet/ 5887 1
李百藥 李百药 [Li3 Bai3 yao4] /Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書|北齐书/ 6911 1
李寶嘉 李宝嘉 [Li3 Bao3 jia1] /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/ 6695 1
李冰 李冰 [Li3 Bing1] /Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰[Du1 jiang1 yan4] irrigation system in Sichuan/ 2512 1
李冰冰 李冰冰 [Li3 Bing1 bing1] /Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star/ 6091 1
李伯元 李伯元 [Li3 Bo2 yuan2] /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/ 6695 1
李卜克內西 李卜克内西 [Li3 bo5 ke4 nei4 xi1] /Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD/ 6922 1
李瀍 李瀍 [Li3 Chan2] /Li Chan, personal name of sixteenth Tang Emperor Wuzong 武宗[Wu3 zong1] (814-846), reigned 840-846/ 6021 1
李昌鎬 李昌镐 [[Li3 Chang1hao4]] /Lee Chang-ho (1975–), South Korean professional Go player/ 13 2
李長春 李长春 [Li3 Chang2 chun1] /Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician/ 4487 1
李朝威 李朝威 [Li3 Chao2 wei1] /Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传/ 6680 1
李忱 李忱 [Li3 Chen2] /Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗[Xuan1 zong1] (810-859), reigned 846-859/ 5968 1
李成桂 李成桂 [Li3 Cheng2 gui4] /Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)/ 5867 1
李成江 李成江 [Li3 Cheng2 jiang1] /Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater/ 4487 1
李承晚 李承晚 [Li3 Cheng2 wan3] /Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US-trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960/ 1735 1
李重茂 李重茂 [Li3 Chong2 mao4] /Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝[Tang2 Shang1 Di4] (c. 695-715), reigned 710/ 6023 1
李純 李纯 [Li3 Chun2] /Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗[Xian4 zong1] (778-820), reigned 805-820/ 6021 1
李漼 李漼 [Li3 Cui3] /Li Cui, personal name of eighteenth Tang emperor Yizong 懿宗[Yi4 zong1] (833-873), reigned 859-873/ 5756 1
李大釗 李大钊 [Li3 Da4 zhao1] /Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party/ 6366 1
李代數 李代数 [Li3 dai4 shu4] /Lie algebra (math.)/ 7100 1
李代桃僵 李代桃僵 [li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1] /lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree/to substitute one thing for another/to carry the can for sb/ 6922 1
李旦 李旦 [Li3 Dan4] /Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗[Tang2 Rui4 zong1] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712/ 4505 1
李德 李德 [Li3 De2] /Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939/ 6757 1
李德林 李德林 [Li3 De2 lin2] /Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty/ 6903 1
李登輝 李登辉 [[Li3 Deng1hui1]] /Lee Teng-hui (1923–2020), Taiwanese politician, president of the Republic of China 1988–2000/ 383 2
李耳 李耳 [Li3 Er3] /Lao Zi/ 6379 1
李爾王 李尔王 [Li3 er3 wang2] /King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚/ 6547 1
李昉 李昉 [Li3 Fang3] /Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history/ 6624 1
李富春 李富春 [[Li3 Fu4chun1]] /Li Fuchun (1900–1975), Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, served as Vice Premier of the PRC/ 383 2
李格非 李格非 [Li3 Ge2 fei1] /Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照/ 6583 1
李公樸 李公朴 [Li3 Gong1 pu3] /Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946/ 6961 1
李光耀 李光耀 [Li3 Guang1 yao4] /Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990/ 4151 1
李廣 李广 [Li3 Guang3] /Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴/ 6792 1
李鬼 李鬼 [Li3 Gui3] /false hero (who pretends to be 李逵[Li3 Kui2]); a fake/ 1285 1
李國豪 李国豪 [Li3 Guo2 hao2] /Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee/ 6281 1
李賀 李贺 [Li3 He4] /Li He (790-816), Tang poet/ 2100 1
李亨 李亨 [Li3 Heng1] /Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肅宗|肃宗[Su4 zong1] (711-762), reigned 756-762/ 2512 1
李恆 李恒 [Li3 Heng2] /Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗[Mu4 Zong1] (795-824), reigned 821-825/ 6021 1
李鴻章 李鸿章 [Li3 Hong2 zhang1] /Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat/ 7012 1
李鴻章雜碎 李鸿章杂碎 [Li3 Hong2 zhang1 za2 sui5] /chop suey (American Chinese dish)/ 1704 1
李洪志 李洪志 [[Li3 Hong2zhi4]] /Li Hongzhi (1951–), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3lun2gong1]/ 70 2
李後主 李后主 [Li3 Hou4 zhu3] /Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet/given name Li Yu 李煜/ 6961 1
李懷遠 李怀远 [Li3 Huai2 yuan3] /Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official/ 6554 1
李會昌 李会昌 [Li3 Hui4 chang1] /Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician/ 4487 1
李季蘭 李季兰 [Li3 Ji4 Lan2] /Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[Li3 Ye3] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet/ 4464 1
李嘉誠 李嘉诚 [Li3 Jia1 cheng2] /Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman/ 6288 1
李嘉欣 李嘉欣 [Li3 Jia1 xin1] /Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International/ 6293 1
李建成 李建成 [Li3 Jian4 cheng2] /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/Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy/ 2163 1
李劼人 李劼人 [Li3 Jie2 ren2] /Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist/ 6709 1
李靖 李靖 [Li3 Jing4] /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[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/ 4683 1
李俊 李俊 [Li3 Jun4] /Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]/ 5649 1
李開復 李开复 [Li3 Kai1 fu4] /Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009/ 3710 1
李克強 李克强 [[Li3 Ke4qiang2]] /Li Keqiang (1955–2023), PRC politician, premier 2013–2023/ 383 2
李悝 李悝 [Li3 Kui1] /Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]/ 6573 1
李逵 李逵 [Li3 Kui2] /Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传[Shui3 hu3 quan2 zhuan4]/ 4311 1
李适 李适 [Li3 Kuo4] /Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗[De2 Zong1], (742-805), reigned 779-805/ 6021 1
李嵐清 李岚清 [Li3 Lan2 qing1] /Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician/ 4755 1
李麗珊 李丽珊 [Li3 Li4 shan1] /Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong/ 4703 1
李連杰 李连杰 [[Li3 Lian2jie2]] /Jet Li (1963–), Chinese martial artist, actor and film director/ 383 2
李林甫 李林甫 [Li3 Lin2 fu3] /Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗/ 6644 1
李陵 李陵 [Li3 Ling2] /Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal/ 6792 1
李隆基 李隆基 [Li3 Long1 ji1] /personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] (685-762), reigned 712-756/ 5764 1
李綠園 李绿园 [Li3 Lü4 yuan2] /Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯[Qi2 lu4 Deng1]/ 4738 1
李敏勇 李敏勇 [Li3 Min3 yong3] /Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet/ 6599 1
李明博 李明博 [Li3 Ming2 bo2] /Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013/ 3831 1
李木 李木 [li3 mu4] /blackthorn/ 6091 1
李娜 李娜 [Li3 Na4] /Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)/ 5539 1
李寧 李宁 [Li3 Ning2] /Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games/ 6569 1
李鵬 李鹏 [Li3 Peng2] /Li Peng (1928-2019), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown/ 2164 1
李清照 李清照 [Li3 Qing1 zhao4] /Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet/ 6961 1
李群 李群 [Li3 qun2] /Lie group (math.)/ 7100 1
李汝珍 李汝珍 [Li3 Ru3 zhen1] /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/ 6037 1
李瑞環 李瑞环 [Li3 Rui4 huan2] /Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician/ 4487 1
李商隱 李商隐 [Li3 Shang1 yin3] /Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet/ 6912 1
李時珍 李时珍 [Li3 Shi2 zhen1] /Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]/ 5118 1
李氏 李氏 [Li3 shi4] /the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)/ 7100 1
李氏朝鮮 李氏朝鲜 [Li3 shi4 Chao2 xian3] /Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)/ 4489 1
李世民 李世民 [Li3 Shi4 min2] /Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649/ 6025 1
李叔同 李叔同 [Li3 Shu1 tong2] /Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4] after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] of 1911/ 4643 1
李樹 李树 [li3 shu4] /plum tree/ 6922 1
李舜臣 李舜臣 [Li3 Shun4 chen2] /Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders/ 6318 1
李斯 李斯 [Li3 Si1] /Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC/ 2698 1
李斯特 李斯特 [Li3 si1 te4] /Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer/Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist/ 6791 1
李斯特菌 李斯特菌 [Li3 si1 te4 jun1] /Listeria monocytogene/ 5084 1
李斯特氏桿菌 李斯特氏杆菌 [Li3 si1 te4 shi4 gan3 jun1] /listeria bacillus/ 6962 1
李斯特氏菌 李斯特氏菌 [Li3 si1 te4 shi4 jun1] /listeria bacillus/ 6869 1
李四 李四 [Li3 Si4] /Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry/ 5996 1
李四光 李四光 [Li3 Si4 guang1] /Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration/ 1735 1
李誦 李诵 [Li3 Song4] /Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[Shun4 zong1] (761-806), reigned 805-806/ 6021 1
李天祿 李天禄 [Li3 Tian1 lu4] /Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer/ 5287 1
李天王 李天王 [Li3 tian1 wang2] /the pagoda bearing god/ 6087 1
李鐵 李铁 [Li3 Tie3] /Li Tie (1977-), footballer/ 6116 1
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/ 4308 1
李娃傳 李娃传 [Li3 Wa2 Zhuan4] /Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bai2 Xing2 jian3] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot/ 4897 1
李維 李维 [Li3 wei2] /Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian/ 6771 1
李維史陀 李维史陀 [Li3 wei2 Shi3 tuo2] /Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist/ 4487 1
李維斯 李维斯 [Li3 wei2 si1] /Levi's (brand)/ 4591 1
李衛公 李卫公 [Li3 Wei4 gong1] /Li Wei Gong/Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]/ 4523 1
李玟 李玟 [[Li3 Wen2]] /Coco Lee (1975–2023), pop singer, songwriter and actress/ 383 2
李希霍芬 李希霍芬 [Li3 xi1 huo4 fen1] /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/ 6672 1
李先念 李先念 [Li3 Xian1 nian4] /Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician/ 6757 1
李顯龍 李显龙 [Li3 Xian3 long2] /Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀[Li3 Guang1 yao4], prime minister from 2004/ 5869 1
李小龍 李小龙 [Li3 Xiao3 long2] /Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert/ 6612 1
李修賢 李修贤 [Li3 Xiu1 xian2] /Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director/ 5932 1
李儇 李儇 [Li3 Xuan1] /Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗[Xi1 zhong1] (862-888), reigned 873-888/ 5968 1
李雪健 李雪健 [Li3 Xue3 jian4] /Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor/ 4487 1
李亞鵬 李亚鹏 [Li3 Ya4 peng2] /Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor/ 6363 1
李延壽 李延寿 [Li3 Yan2 shou4] /Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史/ 6868 1
李彥宏 李彦宏 [[Li3 Yan4hong2]] /Robin Li (1968–), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度[Bai3du4], a PRC Internet company/ 383 2
李冶 李冶 [Li3 Ye3] /Li Jilan 李季蘭|李季兰[Li3 Ji4 Lan2] or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet/ 4464 1
李曄 李晔 [Li3 Ye4] /Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗[Zhao1 zong1] (867-904), reigned 888-904/ 5713 1
李纓 李缨 [Li3 Ying1] /Li Ying (1963-), Japanese-educated Chinese documentary film director/ 6658 1
李英儒 李英儒 [Li3 Ying1 ru2] /Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists/ 6644 1
李漁 李渔 [Li3 Yu2] /Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist/ 6961 1
李宇春 李宇春 [Li3 Yu3 chun1] /Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer/ 4942 1
李豫 李豫 [Li3 Yu4] /Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗[Tai4 zong1] (727-779), reigned 762-779/ 6021 1
李煜 李煜 [Li3 Yu4] /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/ 6545 1
李淵 李渊 [Li3 Yuan1] /Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[Tang2 Gao1 zu3] (566-635), reigned 618-626/ 6025 1
李源潮 李源潮 [Li3 Yuan2 chao2] /Li Yuanchao (1950-), vice president of PRC from 2013-2018/ 1925 1
李元昊 李元昊 [Li3 Yuan2 hao4] /Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏[Xi1 Xia4] around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏[Ning2 xia4]/ 4329 1
李遠哲 李远哲 [Li3 Yuan3 zhe2] /Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986/ 4487 1
李約瑟 李约瑟 [Li3 Yue1 se4] /Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China/ 6470 1
李澤楷 李泽楷 [Li3 Ze2 kai3] /Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist/ 4487 1
李湛 李湛 [Li3 Zhan4] /Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗[Jing4 Zong1] (809-827), reigned 825-827/ 6021 1
李肇星 李肇星 [Li3 Zhao4 xing1] /Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister/ 4489 1
李哲 李哲 [Li3 Zhe2] /Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), reigned 705-710/ 5756 1
李振藩 李振藩 [Li3 Zhen4 fan1] /Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]/ 4489 1
李政道 李政道 [[Li3 Zheng4dao4]] /Tsung-Dao Lee (1926–2024), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate/ 383 2
李直夫 李直夫 [Li3 Zhi2 fu1] /Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] style/ 6204 1
李治 李治 [Li3 Zhi4] /Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], (628-683), reigned 649-683/ 5756 1
李贄 李贽 [Li3 Zhi4] /Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer/ 6657 1
李祝 李祝 [Li3 Zhu4] /Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝[Ai1 di4] (892-908), reigned 904-907/ 5621 1
李自成 李自成 [Li3 Zi4 cheng2] /Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty/ 4762 1
李子 李子 [li3 zi5] /plum/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 6363 1
李宗仁 李宗仁 [Li3 Zong1 ren2] /Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction/ 6812 1
李宗盛 李宗盛 [[Li3 Zong1sheng4]] /Jonathan Lee (1958–), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter/ 89 2
李滄 李沧 [[Li3cang1]] /see 李滄區|李沧区[Li3cang1 Qu1]/ 127 2
李滄區 李沧区 [[Li3cang1 Qu1]] /Licang, a district of Qingdao City 青島市|青岛市[Qing1dao3 Shi4], Shandong/ 127 2
柳毅傳 柳毅传 [Liu3 Yi4 zhuan4] /story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties/ 6592 1
南史 南史 [Nan2 shi3] /History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls/ 4968 1
歧路燈 歧路灯 [Qi2 lu4 Deng1] /Lamp in the Side Street, novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園|李绿园[Li3 Lu:4 yuan2]/also written 岐路燈|岐路灯[Qi2 lu4 Deng1]/ 1948 1
肉蒲團 肉蒲团 [Rou4 Pu2 tuan2] /The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[Li3 Yu3]/ 3694 1
詩仙 诗仙 [shi1 xian1] /"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]/ 4470 1
[[shi4]] /(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan")/(bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")/(bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures/ 435 2
太平廣記 太平广记 [Tai4 ping2 Guang3 ji4] /Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉/ 6624 1
太平御覽 太平御览 [Tai4 ping2 Yu4 lan3] /Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], 1000 scrolls/ 4370 1
唐哀帝 唐哀帝 [Tang2 Ai1 di4] /Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝[Li3 Zhu4] (892-908), reigned 904-907/ 5968 1
唐代宗 唐代宗 [Tang2 Dai4 zong1] /Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[Li3 Yu4], reigned 762-779/ 6021 1
唐德宗 唐德宗 [Tang2 De2 zong1] /Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适[Li3 Kuo4], reigned 779-805/ 6021 1
唐高宗 唐高宗 [Tang2 Gao1 zong1] /Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治[Li3 Zhi4] (628-683), reigned 649-683/ 6025 1
唐高祖 唐高祖 [Tang2 Gao1 zu3] /Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626/ 6025 1
唐敬宗 唐敬宗 [Tang2 Jing4 zong1] /Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-827), reign name of fourteenth Tang emperor 李湛[Li3 Zhan4], reigned 825-827/ 6021 1
唐穆宗 唐穆宗 [Tang2 Mu4 zong1] /Emperor Muzong of Tang (795-825), reign name of thirteenth Tang emperor 李恆|李恒[Li3 Heng2] reigned 821-825/ 6021 1
唐睿宗 唐睿宗 [Tang2 Rui4 zong1] /Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦[Li3 Dan4] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712/ 6023 1
唐殤帝 唐殇帝 [Tang2 Shang1 di4] /Emperor Shang of Tang, reign name of fifth Tang emperor Li Chongmao 李重茂[Li3 Chong2 mao4] (c. 695-715), reigned 710/ 4750 1
唐順宗 唐顺宗 [Tang2 Shun4 zong1] /Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦|李诵[Li3 Song4], reigned 805-806/ 5621 1
唐肅宗 唐肃宗 [Tang2 Su4 zong1] /Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨[Li3 Heng1], reigned 756-762/ 6023 1
唐太宗 唐太宗 [Tang2 Tai4 zong1] /Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Li3 Shi4 min2] (599-649), reigned 626-649/ 6025 1
唐太宗李衛公問對 唐太宗李卫公问对 [Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4] /"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/ 4683 1
唐文宗 唐文宗 [Tang2 Wen2 zong1] /Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂[Li3 Ang2], reigned 827-840/ 5713 1
唐武宗 唐武宗 [Tang2 Wu3 zong1] /Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍[Li3 Chan2], reigned 840-846/ 6021 1
唐僖宗 唐僖宗 [Tang2 Xi1 zong1] /Emperor Xizong of Tang, reign name of nineteenth Tang Emperor Li Xuan 李儇[Li3 Xuan1] (862-888), reigned 873-888/ 5968 1
唐憲宗 唐宪宗 [Tang2 Xian4 zong1] /Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純|李纯[Li3 Chun2] reigned 805-820/ 5756 1
唐宣宗 唐宣宗 [Tang2 Xuan1 zong1] /Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱[Li3 Chen2], reigned 846-859/ 5968 1
唐玄宗 唐玄宗 [Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] /Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756/ 5911 1
唐懿宗 唐懿宗 [Tang2 Yi4 zong1] /Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼[Li3 Cui3], reigned 859-873/ 5968 1
唐昭宗 唐昭宗 [Tang2 Zhao1 zong1] /Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李曄|李晔[Li1 Ye4] (867-904), reigned 888-904/ 5968 1
唐中宗 唐中宗 [Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] /Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲[Li3 Zhe2] (656-710), reigned 705-710/ 6025 1
桃李 桃李 [[tao2li3]] /(literary) one's students/ 208 2
天津會議專條 天津会议专条 [Tian1 jin1 hui4 yi4 zhuan1 tiao2] /Tianjin agreement of 1885 between Li Hongzhang 李鴻章|李鸿章[Li3 Hong2 zhang1] and ITŌ Hirobumi 伊藤博文[Yi1 teng2 Bo2 wen2] to pull Qing and Japanese troops out of Korea/ 5715 1
鐵拐李 铁拐李 [Tie3 guai3 Li3] /see 李鐵拐|李铁拐[Li3 Tie3 guai3]/ 4553 1
投桃報李 投桃报李 [tou2 tao2 bao4 li3] /toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor/to exchange gifts/Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours./ 6331 1
托運行李 托运行李 [tuo1 yun4 xing2 li5] /luggage that has been checked in (on flight)/ 6693 1
王五 王五 [Wang2 Wu3] /Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry/ 5996 1
文明小史 文明小史 [Wen2 ming2 Xiao3 shi3] /Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]/ 4902 1
文苑英華 文苑英华 [Wen2 yuan4 Ying1 hua2] /Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉[Xu2 Xuan4], Song Bai 宋白[Song4 Bai2] and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简[Su1 Yi4 jian3], 1000 scrolls/ 4370 1
臥虎藏龍 卧虎藏龙 [Wo4 hu3 Cang2 long2] /Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]/ 4457 1
武經七書 武经七书 [Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] /Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "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[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4]/ 4683 1
細雨 细雨 [xi4 yu3] /fine rain/drizzle/poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐/ 6653 1
行李搬運工 行李搬运工 [xing2 li3 ban1 yun4 gong1] /baggage handler/ 6616 1
行李 行李 [xing2 li5] /luggage/CL:件[jian4]/ 6363 1
行李傳送帶 行李传送带 [xing2 li5 chuan2 song4 dai4] /luggage conveyor belt; baggage carousel/ 1216 1
行李袋 行李袋 [xing2 li5 dai4] /travel bag/ 6548 1
行李房 行李房 [xing2 li5 fang2] /luggage office/ 6567 1
行李架 行李架 [xing2 li5 jia4] /luggage rack/ 6567 1
行李票 行李票 [xing2 li5 piao4] /baggage tag/ 6548 1
行李箱 行李箱 [xing2 li5 xiang1] /suitcase/baggage compartment/overhead bin/(car) trunk/boot/ 4730 1
行李員 行李员 [xing2 li5 yuan2] /porter/bellboy/ 6540 1
玄武門之變 玄武门之变 [Xuan2 wu3 men2 zhi1 bian4] /Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗/ 6711 1
艷如桃李 艳如桃李 [yan4 ru2 tao2 li3] /lit. beautiful as peach and prune/fig. radiant beauty/ 6038 1
姚雪垠 姚雪垠 [Yao2 Xue3 yin2] /Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成/ 6799 1
怎一個愁字了得 怎一个愁字了得 [zen3 yi1 ge4 chou2 zi4 liao3 de2] /(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4])/how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?/how can words express such sadness?/ 1961 1
張冠李戴 张冠李戴 [Zhang1 guan1 Li3 dai4] /lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head/to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)/to confuse one thing with another/ 5811 1
張家長,李家短 张家长,李家短 [Zhang1 jia1 chang2 , Li3 jia1 duan3] /lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors/ 6147 1
張三 张三 [Zhang1 San1] /Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry/(dialect) wolf/ 975 1
張三,李四,王五,趙六 张三,李四,王五,赵六 [Zhang1 San1 , Li3 Si4 , Wang2 Wu3 , Zhao4 Liu4] /(four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry/ 975 1
張三李四 张三李四 [[Zhang1 San1 Li3 Si4]] /(lit.) Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom)/(fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry/ 48 2
張王李趙 张王李赵 [[Zhang1-Wang2-Li3-Zhao4]] /(idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone/ 396 2
謫仙 谪仙 [zhe2 xian1] /a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2]/(fig.) banished official/ 1844 1
[zui4] /see 槜李[zui4 li3]/see 槜李[Zui4 li3]/ 5763 1
槜李 槜李 [Zui4 li3] /ancient place in modern day Zhejiang Province/ 5763 1
槜李 槜李 [zui4 li3] /plum with bright red skin/ 5763 1
醉聖 醉圣 [zui4 sheng4] /the Sage of intoxication/refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)/ 6778 1

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