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  lei5   jyutping
  li3   pinyin
[1] plum (fruit and tree)
[2] a very common Chinese surname

noun
Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
Radical: (#75)

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

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This word has been viewed 13085 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jan 2014 07:42

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detail  tou4 bok3 lei5  tao2 bo2 li3 = nectarine; also 油桃
detail  hang4 lei5  xing2 li5 = luggage, baggage
detail  ceoi4 san1 hang4 lei5  sui2 shen1 xing2 li3 = carry on luggage
detail  lei5 zai2   = plum; damson
detail  lei5 siu2 lung4  li3 xiao3 long2 = Bruce Lee
detail  hang4 lei5 paai4*2   = baggage tag
detail  lei5 zi2   = plum
detail  joeng4 lei5   = plum
detail  hei2 hang4 lei5 piu3   = get ticket for luggage
detail  hang4 lei5 soeng1  xing2 li3 xiang1 = car boot; luggage piece
See all 75 compounds (CantoDict reports 76 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 李
detail audio 行李過嚟!
Bring the luggage over here!
detail audio 行李
Stack the luggage in a pile.
detail 兩個重係讀緊書
Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school.
[There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.]
detail 李連杰錫身,導演替身
Jet Li takes pretty good care of himself, his movie director even found a stand-in for him.
[(So that he doesn't have to do the stunts himself.)]
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