Lí

See also: li, lí, lì, and lị

Mandarin

Romanization

Lí (Zhuyin ㄌㄧˊ)

Pinyin transcription of 黎

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Lý

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [li˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɪj˦˥]
Homophone: lí

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 李.

Proper noun

A surname.

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 理.

Proper noun

A unisex given name

Usage notes

Lí is the spelling used by textbooks published by the Ministry of Education and Formation. It is used in, at least, literature textbooks (e.g. nhà Lí (“the Li dynasty”)). In some history textbooks, however, Lý is inexplicably used instead (e.g. nhà Lý (“the Ly dynasty”)).

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