李 lei⁵ {lǐ}

students; pupils

李 lei⁵ {lǐ}

plum

李 lei⁵ {Lǐ}

surname Li

李白 lei⁵ baak⁶ {Lǐ Bái}

Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet

李冰 lei⁵ bing¹ {Lǐ Bīng}

Li Bing (c 230 BC) historical hydraulic engineer of DuJiangYan 都江堰

李漼 lei⁵ ceoi² {Lǐ Cuǐ}

Li Cui, personal name of eighteenth Tang emperor Yizong 懿宗 (833-873), reigned 859-873

李瀍 lei⁵ cin⁴ {Lǐ Chán}

Li Chan, personal name of sixteenth Tang Emperor Wuzong 武宗 (814-846), reigned 840-846

李滄〔-沧〕 lei⁵ cong¹ {Lǐ cāng}

Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市, Shandong

李旦 lei⁵ daan³ {Lǐ Dàn}

Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712

李德 lei⁵ dak¹ {Lǐ Dé}

Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939

李昉 lei⁵ fong² {Lǐ Fǎng}

Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history

李悝 lei⁵ fui¹ {Lǐ Kuī}

Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國

李廣〔-广〕 lei⁵ gwong² {Lǐ Guǎng}

Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴

李亨 lei⁵ hang¹ {Lǐ Hēng}

Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肃宗 (711-762), reigned 756-762

李恆〔-恒〕 lei⁵ hang⁴ {Lǐ Héng}

Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗 (795-824), reigned 821-825

李賀〔-贺〕 lei⁵ ho⁶ {Lǐ Hè}

Li He (790-816), Tang poet and author of 南园十三首

李儇 lei⁵ hyun¹ {Lǐ Xuān}

Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗 (862-888), reigned 873-888

李冶 lei⁵ je⁵ {Lǐ Yě}

Li Jilan 李季蘭 or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet

李耳 lei⁵ ji⁵ {Lǐ Ěr}

Lao Zi

李纓〔-缨〕 lei⁵ jing¹ {Lǐ Yīng}

Li Ying (1963-), Japanese-educated Chinese documentary film director

李曄〔-晔〕 lei⁵ jip⁶ {Lǐ Yè}

Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗 (867-904), reigned 888-904

李煜 lei⁵ juk¹ {Lǐ Yù}

Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主, a renowned poet

李漁〔-渔〕 lei⁵ jyu⁴ {Lǐ Yú}

Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist

李豫 lei⁵ jyu⁶ {Lǐ Yù}

Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗 (727-779), reigned 762-779

李淵〔-渊〕 lei⁵ jyun¹ {Lǐ Yuān}

Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626

李适 lei⁵ kut³ {Lǐ Kuò}

Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗, (742-805), reigned 779-805

李逵 lei⁵ kwai⁴ {Lǐ Kuí}

Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳

李群 lei⁵ kwan⁴ {Lǐ qún}

Lie group (math.)

李陵 lei⁵ ling⁴ {Lǐ Líng}

Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal

李玟 lei⁵ man⁴ {Lǐ Wén}

Coco Lee (1975-), pop singer, songwriter and actress

李木 lei⁵ muk⁶ {lǐ mù}

blackthorn

李娜 lei⁵ naa⁴ {Lǐ Nà}

Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)

李昂 lei⁵ ngong⁴ {Lǐ Áng}

Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗 (809-840), reigned 827-840

李翱 lei⁵ ngou⁴ {Lǐ Áo}

Li Ao (774-836), Tang dynasty scholar and writer, colleague of Han Yu 韓愈 in promoting classical writing 古文運動

李寧〔-宁〕 lei⁵ ning⁴ {Lǐ Níng}

Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games

李安 lei⁵ on¹ {Lǐ Ān}

Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山)

李鵬〔-鹏〕 lei⁵ paang⁴ {Lǐ Péng}

Li Peng (1928-), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown

李忱 lei⁵ sam⁴ {Lǐ Chén}

Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗 (810-859), reigned 846-859

李四 lei⁵ sei³ {Lǐ Sì}

Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry

李純〔-纯〕 lei⁵ seon⁴ {Lǐ Chún}

Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗 (778-820), reigned 805-820

李斯 lei⁵ si¹ {Lǐ Sī}

Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC

李氏 lei⁵ si⁶ {Lǐ shì}

the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)

李肈〔-肇〕 lei⁵ siu⁶ {Lǐ Zhào}

Li Zhao (c. 800), Tang dynasty scholar and official

李樹〔-树〕 lei⁵ syu⁶ {lǐ shù}

plum tree

李鐵〔-铁〕 lei⁵ tit³ {Lǐ Tiě}

Li Tie (1977-), footballer

李維〔-维〕 lei⁵ wai⁴ {Lǐ wéi}

Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian

李湛 lei⁵ zaam³ {Lǐ Zhàn}

Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗 (809-827), reigned 825-827

李俊 lei⁵ zeon³ {Lǐ Jùn}

Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳

李子 lei⁵ zi² {lǐ zi}

1. plum
2. CL: 個

李贄〔-贽〕 lei⁵ zi³ {Lǐ Zhì}

Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer

李治 lei⁵ zi⁶ {Lǐ Zhì}

Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗, (628-683), reigned 649-683

李靖 lei⁵ zing⁶ {Lǐ Jìng}

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, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書

李哲 lei⁵ zit³ {Lǐ Zhé}

Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710

李祝 lei⁵ zuk¹ {Lǐ Zhù}

Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝 (892-908), reigned 904-907

李誦〔-诵〕 lei⁵ zung⁶ {Lǐ Sòng}

Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗 (761-806), reigned 805-806

李克勤 lei⁵ hak¹ kan⁴ {lǐ kè qín}

Hacken Lee, a Hong Kong male singer

李香蘭〔--兰〕 lei⁵ hoeng¹ laan⁴ {lǐ xiāng lán}

Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a Chinese-born Japanese actress and singer with the stage name of Li Xianglan

李若彤 lei⁵ joek⁶ tung⁴ {lǐ ruò tóng}

Carmen Lee Yeuk-tung, a Hong Kong actress

李心潔〔--洁〕 lei⁵ sam¹ git³ {lǐ xīn jié}

Angelica Lee Sin-je, a Malaysian Chinese actress and singer

李司棋 lei⁵ si¹ kei⁴ {lǐ sī qí}

Louise Lee Se-Kei, a Hong Kong actress

李兆基 lei⁵ siu⁶ gei¹ {lǐ zhào jī}

(celebrity) Shau Kee Lee, who is a Hong Kong based real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development.

李慧琼 lei⁵ wai⁶ king⁴ {lǐ huì qióng}

Starry Lee Wai-King, a politician in Hong Kong

李亞鵬〔-亚鹏〕 lei⁵ aa³ paang⁴ {Lǐ Yà péng}

Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor

李百藥〔--药〕 lei⁵ baak³ joek⁶ {Lǐ Bǎi yào}

Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書

李伯元 lei⁵ baak³ jyun⁴ {Lǐ Bó yuán}

Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記

李冰冰 lei⁵ bing¹ bing¹ {Lǐ Bīng bīng}

Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star

李寶嘉〔-宝-〕 lei⁵ bou² gaa¹ {Lǐ Bǎo jiā}

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

李清照 lei⁵ cing¹ ziu³ {Lǐ Qīng zhào}

Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet

李朝威 lei⁵ ciu⁴ wai¹ {Lǐ Cháo wēi}

Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇, author of 柳毅傳

李昌鎬〔--镐〕 lei⁵ coeng¹ hou⁶ {Lǐ Chāng hào}

Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player

李長春〔-长-〕 lei⁵ coeng⁴ ceon¹ {Lǐ Cháng chūn}

Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician

李滄區〔-沧区〕 lei⁵ cong¹ keoi¹ {Lǐ cāng qū}

Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市, Shandong

李重茂 lei⁵ cung⁴ mau⁶ {Lǐ Chóng mào}

Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝 (c. 695-715), reigned 710

李大釗〔--钊〕 lei⁵ daai⁶ ciu¹ {Lǐ Dà zhāo}

Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party

李德林 lei⁵ dak¹ lam⁴ {Lǐ Dé lín}

Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty

李登輝〔--辉〕 lei⁵ dang¹ fai¹ {Lǐ Dēng huī}

Lee Teng-hui (1923-), Taiwanese politician, President of ROC 1988-2000

李代數〔--数〕 lei⁵ doi⁶ sou³ {Lǐ dài shù}

Lie algebra (math.)

李富春 lei⁵ fu³ ceon¹ {Lǐ Fù chūn}

Li Fuchun (1900-1975), communist politician

李嘉欣 lei⁵ gaa¹ jan¹ {Lǐ Jiā xīn}

Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International

李嘉誠〔--诚〕 lei⁵ gaa¹ sing⁴ {Lǐ Jiā chéng}

Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman

李格非 lei⁵ gaak³ fei¹ {Lǐ Gé fēi}

Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照

李建成 lei⁵ gin³ sing⁴ {Lǐ Jiàn chéng}

1. Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變
2. Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy

李公樸〔--朴〕 lei⁵ gung¹ pok³ {Lǐ Gōng pǔ}

Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946

李季蘭〔--兰〕 lei⁵ gwai³ laan⁴ {Lǐ Jì Lán}

Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶 (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet

李國豪〔-国-〕 lei⁵ gwok³ hou⁴ {Lǐ Guó háo}

Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee

李光耀 lei⁵ gwong¹ jiu⁶ {Lǐ Guāng yào}

Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990

李克強〔--强〕 lei⁵ hak¹ koeng⁴ {Lǐ Kè qiáng}

Li Keqiang (1955-), PRC politician, prime minister from 2013

李後主〔-后-〕 lei⁵ hau⁶ zyu² {Lǐ Hòu zhǔ}

1. Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet
2. given name Li Yu 李煜

李顯龍〔-显龙〕 lei⁵ hin² lung⁴ {Lǐ Xiǎn lóng}

Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀, prime minister from 2004

李開復〔-开复〕 lei⁵ hoi¹ fuk⁶ {Lǐ Kāi fù}

Lee Kai-Fu (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, from 2005 Vice president of Google and president of Google China

李洪志 lei⁵ hung⁴ zi³ {Lǐ Hóng zhì}

Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falung Gong 法輪功

李鴻章〔-鸿-〕 lei⁵ hung⁴ zoeng¹ {Lǐ Hóng zhāng}

Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat

李爾王〔-尔-〕 lei⁵ ji⁵ wong⁴ {Lǐ ěr wáng}

King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞

李延壽〔--寿〕 lei⁵ jin⁴ sau⁶ {Lǐ Yán shòu}

Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史

李彥宏〔-彦-〕 lei⁵ jin⁶ wang⁴ {Lǐ Yàn hóng}

Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company

李英儒 lei⁵ jing¹ jyu⁴ {Lǐ Yīng rú}

Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists

李約瑟〔-约-〕 lei⁵ joek³ sat¹ {Lǐ Yuē sè}

Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China

李宇春 lei⁵ jyu⁵ ceon¹ {Lǐ Yǔ chūn}

Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer

李汝珍 lei⁵ jyu⁵ zan¹ {Lǐ Rǔ zhēn}

Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣 or Flowers in the Mirror

李元昊 lei⁵ jyun⁴ hou⁶ {Lǐ Yuán hào}

Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏 around modern Ningxia 寧夏

李遠哲〔-远-〕 lei⁵ jyun⁵ zit³ {Lǐ Yuǎn zhé}

Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986

李劼人 lei⁵ kit³ jan⁴ {Lǐ Jié rén}

Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist

李嵐清〔-岚-〕 lei⁵ laam⁴ cing¹ {Lǐ Lán qīng}

Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician

李麗珊〔-丽-〕 lei⁵ lai⁶ saan¹ {Lǐ Lì shān}

Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong

李林甫 lei⁵ lam⁴ fu² {Lǐ Lín fǔ}

Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗

李連杰〔-连-〕 lei⁵ lin⁴ git⁶ {Lǐ Lián jié}

Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director

李綠園〔-绿园〕 lei⁵ luk⁶ jyun⁴ {Lǐ Lǜ yuán}

Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈

李隆基 lei⁵ lung⁴ gei¹ {Lǐ Lōng jī}

personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗 (685-762), reigned 712-756

李敏勇 lei⁵ man⁵ jung⁵ {Lǐ Mǐn yǒng}

Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet

李明博 lei⁵ ming⁴ bok³ {Lǐ Míng bó}

Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, President of South Korea from 2007

李世民 lei⁵ sai³ man⁴ {Lǐ Shì mín}

Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649

李修賢〔--贤〕 lei⁵ sau¹ jin⁴ {Lǐ Xiū xián}

Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director

李四光 lei⁵ sei³ gwong¹ {Lǐ Sì guāng}

Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration

李瑞環〔--环〕 lei⁵ seoi⁶ waan⁴ {Lǐ Ruì huán}

Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician

李舜臣 lei⁵ seon³ san⁴ {Lǐ Shùn chén}

Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders

李斯特 lei⁵ si¹ dak⁶ {Lǐ sī tè}

1. Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer
2. Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist

李時珍〔-时-〕 lei⁵ si⁴ zan¹ {Lǐ Shí zhēn}

Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目

李先念 lei⁵ sin¹ nim⁶ {Lǐ Xiān niàn}

Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician

李成江 lei⁵ sing⁴ gong¹ {Lǐ Chéng jiāng}

Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater

李成桂 lei⁵ sing⁴ gwai³ {Lǐ Chéng guì}

Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)

李誠恩〔-诚-〕 lei⁵ sing⁴ jan¹ {Lǐ Chéng ēn}

Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009

李承晚 lei⁵ sing⁴ maan⁵ {Lǐ Chéng wǎn}

Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960

李小龍〔--龙〕 lei⁵ siu² lung⁴ {Lǐ Xiǎo lóng}

Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert

李肇星 lei⁵ siu⁶ sing¹ {Lǐ Zhào xīng}

Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister

李商隱〔--隐〕 lei⁵ soeng¹ jan² {Lǐ Shāng yǐn}

Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet

李叔同 lei⁵ suk¹ tung⁴ {Lǐ Shū tóng}

Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動 after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命 of 1911

李雪健 lei⁵ syut³ gin⁶ {Lǐ Xuě jiàn}

Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor

李天祿〔--禄〕 lei⁵ tin¹ luk⁶ {Lǐ Tiān lù}

Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer

李天王 lei⁵ tin¹ wong⁴ {Lǐ tiān wáng}

the pagoda bearing god

李鐵拐〔-铁-〕 lei⁵ tit³ gwaai² {Lǐ Tiě guǎi}

Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙 in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine

李娃傳〔--传〕 lei⁵ waa¹ zyun⁶ {Lǐ Wá Zhuàn}

Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot

李懷遠〔-怀远〕 lei⁵ waai⁴ jyun⁵ {Lǐ Huái yuǎn}

Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official

李維斯〔-维-〕 lei⁵ wai⁴ si¹ {Lǐ wéi sī}

Levi's (brand)

李衛公〔-卫-〕 lei⁵ wai⁶ gung¹ {Lǐ Wèi gōng}

1. Li Wei Gong
2. Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖

李雲娜〔-云-〕 lei⁵ wan⁴ naa⁴ {Lǐ Yún nà}

1. Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
2. also written 李誠恩

李會昌〔-会-〕 lei⁵ wui⁶ coeng¹ {Lǐ Huì chāng}

Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician

李澤楷〔-泽-〕 lei⁵ zaak⁶ gaai¹ {Lǐ Zé kǎi}

Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist

李振藩 lei⁵ zan³ faan⁴ {Lǐ Zhèn fān}

Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍

李自成 lei⁵ zi⁶ sing⁴ {Lǐ Zì chéng}

Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty

李直夫 lei⁵ zik⁶ fu¹ {Lǐ Zhí fū}

Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇 style

李政道 lei⁵ zing³ dou⁶ {Lǐ Zhèng dào}

Tsung-Dao Lee (1926-), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate

李宗仁 lei⁵ zung¹ jan⁴ {Lǐ Zōng rén}

Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction

李宗盛 lei⁵ zung¹ sing⁶ {Lǐ Zōng shèng}

Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter

李代桃僵 lei⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ goeng¹ {lǐ dài táo jiāng}

1. lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
2. to substitute one thing for another
3. to carry the can for sb

李希霍芬 lei⁵ hei¹ fok³ fan¹ {Lǐ xī huò fēn}

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

李斯特菌 lei⁵ si¹ dak⁶ kwan² {Lǐ sī tè jūn}

Listeria monocytogene

李氏朝鮮〔---鲜〕 lei⁵ si⁶ ciu⁴ sin¹ {Lǐ shì Cháo xiǎn}

Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)

李維史陀〔-维--〕 lei⁵ wai⁴ si² to⁴ {Lǐ wéi Shǐ tuó}

Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist

李鄭屋古墓〔-郑---〕 lei⁵ zeng⁶ uk¹ gu² mou⁶ {lǐ zhèng wū gǔ mù}

Lee Cheng Uk Han Tomb, a historical heritage site in Hong Kong

李卜克內西〔---内-〕 lei⁵ buk¹ hak¹ noi⁶ sai¹ {Lǐ bo kè nèi xī}

Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD

李斯特氏菌 lei⁵ si¹ dak⁶ si⁶ kwan² {Lǐ sī tè shì jūn}

listeria bacillus

李斯特氏桿菌〔----杆-〕 lei⁵ si¹ dak⁶ si⁶ gon¹ kwan² {Lǐ sī tè shì gǎn jūn}

listeria bacillus

李鄭屋漢墓博物館〔-郑-汉---馆〕 lei⁵ zeng⁶ uk¹ hon³ mou⁶ bok³ mat⁶ gun² {lǐ zhèng wū Hàn mù bó wù guǎn}

(attraction in Hong Kong) Lee Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum