李杜

Chinese

		surname; plum	fabricate; restrict; to prevent
trad. (李杜)		李	杜
simp. #(李杜)		李	杜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lǐ-Dù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ-Dù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lǐdù
    • Wade–Giles: Li³-tu⁴
    • Yale: Lǐ-dù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liiduh
    • Palladius: Лиду (Lidu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁵ dou⁶
    • Yale: léih douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ tou̯²²/

Proper noun

李杜

1. Combined name for several pairs of people with the surnames of 李 and 杜:
   1. Li Gu and Du Qiao (杜喬)
   2. Li Ying and Du Mi (杜密)
   3. Li Yun (李雲) and Du Zhong (杜眾)
   4. Li Chong (李沖) and Du Yu
   5. Li Jiao and Du Shenyan
   6. Li Bai and Du Fu
   7. Li Shangyin and Du Mu
   8. Li Shao (李韶) and Du Fan (杜范)

Usage notes

The most well-known of this combination is referring to Li Bai and Du Fu; also known as 大李杜 (literally "Old Li Du").

Secondly, Li Shangyin and Du Mu; also known as 小李杜 (literally "Young Li Du).