Lí
Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[Ai1]
Bā lí
Bali (island province of Indonesia)
lí mǐ
centimeter
also written 釐米|厘米
lí qīng
to clarify (the facts)
clarification
Bā lí dǎo
Bali (island in Indonesia)
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
a miss is as good as a mile
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
a miss is as good as a mile
lí jīn
a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
chē lí zi
(American) cherry (loanword)
wú lí tóu
silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
háo lí bù shuǎng
not to deviate an iota (idiom)
to be extremely accurate
xī háo pōu lí
to analyze in the finest detail
Bā lí Dǎo
Bali (island in Indonesia)
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
a miss is as good as a mile
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
a miss is as good as a mile
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
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