리치

Korean

Etymology 1

리치

Borrowed from Mandarin 荔枝 (lìzhī), possibly through English litchi.

Doublet of 라이치 (raichi) and 여지 (yeoji).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾit͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [리치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	richi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lichi
McCune–Reischauer?	rich'i
Yale Romanization?	li.chi

Noun

리치 • (richi)

1. lychee, Litchi chinensis
2. lychee fruit

Synonyms

• 라이치 (raichi)
• 여지 (yeoji)
• 려지 (ryeoji)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English reach.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾit͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [리치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	richi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lichi
McCune–Reischauer?	rich'i
Yale Romanization?	li.chi

Noun

리치 • (richi)

1. reach, sphere of influence

Etymology 3

Noun

리치 • (richi) (hanja 理致)

1. North Korea standard form of 이치 (ichi, “reason, logic”).

Etymology 4

Noun

리치 • (richi) (hanja 吏治)

1. North Korea standard form of 이치 (ichi, “administration”).