黎 (lai4 | li2) : surname; numerous; black

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黎

lai4

li2

[1] [n] a Chinese family name
[2] [adj] numerous; multitudinous
[3] [n] aborigines of Hainan
[4] [adj] black; dark

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#202)

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

黎

This word has been viewed 9925 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Apr 2013 07:03

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巴黎 baa1 lai4 ba1 li2 = Paris

黎明 lai4 ming4 li2 ming2 = dawn, daybreak; Leon Lai

巴黎帽 baa1 lai4 mou6*2 = a beret (loanword; a small cap)

波多黎各 bo1 do1 lai4 gok3 bo1 duo1 li2 ge4 = Puerto Rico

發郎黎 faat3 long4*1 lai4*2 = get angry 粵

巴黎鐵塔 baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 = Eiffel Tower

哥斯達黎加 go1 si1 daat6 lai4 gaa1 ge1 si1 da2 li2 jia1 = Costa Rica

哥斯大黎加 go1 si1 daai6 lai6 gaa1 ge1 si1 da4 li2 jia1 = Costa Rica

黎巴嫩 lai4 baa1 nyun6 li2 ba1 nen4 = Lebanon

蘇黎世 sou1 lai4 sai3 su1 li2 shi4 = Zurich

巴黎的 baa1 lai4 dik1 ba1 li2 de5 = [adj] Parisian 國

昌黎 coeng1 lai4 chang1 li2 = Changli (place in Hebei)

嘉黎 gaa1 lai4 jia1 li2 = Jiali (place in Tibet)

黎川 lai4 cyun1 li2 chuan1 = Lichuan (place in Jiangxi)

黎平 lai4 ping4 li2 ping2 = Liping (place in Guizhou)

黎城 lai4 sing4 li2 cheng2 = Licheng (place in Shanxi)

巴黎公社 baa1 lai4 gung1 se5 ba1 li2 gong1 she4 = the Paris Commune

巴黎大學 baa1 lai4 daai6 hok6 ba1 li2 da4 xue2 = University of Paris

黎智英 lai4 zi3 jing1 li3 zhi4 ying1 = Lai Chee Ying (Jimmy Lai)

黎克特制 lai4 hak1 dak6 zai3 = Richter scale

巴黎鐵塔反轉再反轉 baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 faan2 zyun3 zoi3 faan2 zyun3 = french kiss 粵

黎耀祥 lai4 jiu6 coeng4 li2 yao4 xiang2 = Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung

黎諾懿 lai4 nok6 ji3 li2 nou4 yi4 = Chris Lai Lok Yi

黎民 lai4 man4 li2 min2 = the general populace

白沙黎族自治縣 baak6 saa1 lai4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 bai2 sha1 Li2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Baisha Lizu autonomous county (county in Hainan)

昌江黎族自治縣 coeng1 gong1 lai4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 chang1 jiang1 Li2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Changjiang Lizu autonomous county (county in Hainan)

東方黎族自治縣 dung1 fong1 lai4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 dong1 fang1 Li2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Dongfang Lizu autonomous county (county in Hainan)

樂東黎族自治縣 lok6 dung1 lai4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 le4 dong1 Li2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Ledong Lizu autonomous county (county in Hainan)

黎瑞恩 lai4 seoi6 jan1 li2 rui4 en1 = Vivian Lai

黎姿 lai4 zi1 li2 zi1 = Gigi Lai

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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