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  lai6   jyutping
  li4 li2   pinyin
[1] [adj] beautiful; magnificent; elegant
[2] [v] [literary] attach oneself to

Pinyin li4 is standard reading; li2 is used only for a couple of place names.
Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 19
Level: 1
Radical: (#198)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
麗 / 丽

This word has been viewed 11132 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jan 2014 02:44

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detail  gou1lai6  gao1 li4 = Korean Goryeo 고려 dynasty, 918-1392 ; Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
detail  mei5 lai6  mei3 li4 = beautiful
detail  zong3 lai6  zhuang4 li4 = magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious
detail  sau3 lai6  xiu4 li4 = beautiful; pretty
detail  daai6 lai6 faa1   = dahlia plant
detail  ngaa5 lai6  ya3 li4 = elegant, refined beauty; transliteration of Alice
detail  waa4 lai6  hua2 li4 = resplendent, magnificent
detail  maa5 gaak3 lai6 taap3   = a margarita
detail  aa3 lai6   = a nightclub hostess
detail  waa4 lai6 dou6 gyun1  hua2 li4 du4 juan1 = Rhododendron farrerae (Farrer's azalea)
detail  fung1 wo4 jat6 lai6  feng1 he2 ri4 li4 = fine weather
detail  leong6 lai6  liang4 li4 = (of skin complexion etc.) radiant and beautiful
detail  jim6 lai6  yan4 li4 = bright-coloured and beautiful; gorgeous
detail  ciu3 lai6  qiao4 li4 = handsome, pretty
detail  gaai1 lai6  jia1 li4 = beauty pageant contestant
detail  fu3 lai6  fu4 li4 = grandeur; opulent and beautiful
detail  tin1 sang1 lai6 zat1  tian1 sheng1 li4 zhi4 = born a beauty
detail  hyun3 lai6 dyut6 muk6  xuan4 li4 duo2 mu4 = flamboyant; brilliant display
detail  bou2 lai6 loi4   = Polaroid
detail  lai6 seoi2  li2 shui3 = Lishui
detail  lai6 seoi2 dei6 keoi1  li4 shui3 di4 qu1 = Lishui district (district in Zhejiang)
detail  dak6 lai6 ling4   = terylene (a synthetic polyester fiber)
detail  maa5 lai6 ji1 jyun6*2  ma3 li4 yi1 yuan4 = Queen Mary Hospital
detail  mei5 lai6 waa4 zau2 dim3   = Miramar Hotel
detail  maa5 lai6 lin4 mung6 lou6  ma3 li4 lian2 meng4 lu4 = Marilyn Monroe
detail  hyun3 lai6  xuan4 li4 = gorgeous; magnificent
detail  zang1 jin4 dau3 lai6  zheng1 yan2 dou4 li4 = compete for beauty
detail  mung4 lo4 lai6 saa1  meng2 luo2 li4 sha1 = Mona Lisa
detail  jin4 lai6  yan2 li4 = beautiful; gorgeous
detail  haa4 do1 lai6  xia2 duo1 li4 = Chardonnay (grape type)
detail  dang6 lai6 gwan1  deng4 li4 jun1 = Teresa Teng
detail 西  lai6 gong1 naap6 sai1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  li4 jiang1 Na4 xi1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Lijiang Naxi autonomous county (county in Yunnan)
detail  dang6 lai6 jan1  deng4 li4 xin1 = Stephy Tang
detail  gou1 lai6 hung4  gao1 li4 hong2 = Joyce Godenzi
detail  ji1 lai6 naa5  yi1 li4 na4 = Yilina
detail  joeng4 lai6 zing1  yang2 li4 jing1 = Cynthia Khan
detail  lei5 lai6 zan1  li3 li4 zhen1 = Loletta Lee
detail  ng4 gaa1 lai6  wu2 jia1 li4 = Carrie Ng
detail  zung1 lai6 tai4  zhong1 li4 ti2 = Christy Chung
detail  ou3 doi6 lai6  Ao4 da4 li4 = Audrey
detail  ho2 lai6 syu1   = Kleenex

Showing all 2 examples containing 麗
detail 燭光美麗
You look beautiful in the candlelight!
detail 絢麗花卉凋謝殆盡
This spring's flowers have nearly all withered away.
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