Lí

See also: li, lí, lì, and lị

Mandarin

Romanization

Lí (li², Zhuyin ㄌㄧˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 黎

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Lý

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [li˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɪj˦˥]
• Homophone: lí

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 李.

Proper noun

Lí • (李)

1. a surname from Chinese

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nhà Lí
• Tiền Lí

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 理.

Proper noun

Lí

1. a unisex given name from Chinese

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”)).