里 [－]

Jyutping leoi5
Pinyin lǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    neighbourhood (formal or informal grouping of adjacent dwellings; the size vary according to different historical sources)
    • 鄰里
      邻里
      lín lǐ
      neighbours
  2. character
    a surname
  3. character
    village (an administrative unit in South Korea and North Korea)
  4. character
    urban village (an administrative unit in the Republic of China)
  5. character
    lane (a type of road in Hong Kong)
  6. character
    li (a unit of distance equal to half a kilometre in modern Mainland China)
  7. character, Xiang
    Particle indicating the word preceding it is used as an adverb.
    (syn.) 地

里 [－]

Jyutping lei5
Pinyin lǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Li (surname)
  2. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  3. neighborhood
  4. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  5. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. li (Chinese mile)/500 meters (modern)/home/hometown/village/neighborhood/administrative unit/lane/alley/a precinct/this place/here/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    鄰居
    neighbour
    • 鄰里
      邻里
      leon4 lei5
      neighbour
    • 街坊街里
      街坊街里
      gaai1 fong1 gaai1 lei5
      neighbourhood
  2. 語素
    小路
    alley; lane
    • 里巷
      里巷
      lei5 hong6
      alley
    • 贊善里
      赞善里
      zaan3 sin6 lei5
      Chancery Lane
  3. 語素
    鄉村
    village
    • 里長
      里长
      lei5 zoeng2
      village representative
    • 有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場。
      有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场。
      jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4
      Some people quit their posts and return home, while others rush non-stop to take the imperial examination in the dead of night.
  4. 量詞
    東亞古時​量度​長​度​嘅​單​位​，​實際長​度​隨時代​同國家​都​有所不同​：​一​里​喺​現​今​中​國​等​於​半公里​，​喺​日本​大約​等​於​3.9​公里​，​朝鮮​就​大約​係​400​米
    unit of length in East Asia: one Chinese mile is equal to 1/2 kilometre
    • 萬里長城
      万里长城
      maan6 lei5 coeng4 sing4
      the Great Wall; literally: ten-thousand-mile-long city wall
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. unit of distance
  2. village
  3. lane
  4. Kangxi radical 166
  5. Cangjie Input
    WG
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    布什继里根之后当上了总统。
    布什繼里根之後當上了總統。
    bù shí jì lǐ gēn zhī hòu dāng shang le zǒng tǒng 。
    • Bush followed Reagan as president.
  2. Mandarin
    老人试图游5公里。
    老人試圖遊5公里。
    lǎo rén shì tú yóu 5 gōng lǐ 。
    • The old man attempted to swim five kilometers.
  3. Mandarin
    失之毫厘，谬之千里。
    失之毫釐，謬之千里。
    shī zhī háo lí ， miù zhī qiān lǐ 。
    • Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.
  4. Mandarin
    我走了大约1英里（路）。
    我走了大約1英里（路）。
    wǒ zǒu le dà yuē 1 yīng lǐ （ lù ）。
    • I walked about 1 mile.
  5. Mandarin
    他可以游1英里。
    他可以遊1英里。
    tā kě yǐ yóu 1 yīng lǐ 。
    • He can swim a mile.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    市政府延长巴士路线十公里。
    市政府延長巴士路線十公里。
    si5 zing3 fu2 jin4 coeng4 baa1 si2 lou6 sin3 sap6 gung1 lei5 。
    • The city expanded the bus route 10Km further.
  2. Cantonese
    今日我行咗十公里。
    今日我行咗十公里。
    gam1 jat6 ngo5 hong2 zo2 sap6 gung1 lei5 。
    • I walked 10 kilometres today.
  3. Cantonese
    架火车每个钟行紧五十英里。
    架火車每個鐘行緊五十英里。
    gaa2 fo2 ce1 mui5 go3 zung1 hong2 gan2 ng5 sap6 jing1 lei5 。
    • The train is traveling at the rate of 50 miles an hour.
  4. Cantonese
    阿 Tom 宁愿行十公里路，都唔肯俾钱买飞搭巴士。
    阿 Tom 寧願行十公里路，都唔肯俾錢買飛搭巴士。
    aa3 Ｔ o m ning4 jyun6 hang4 sap6 gung1 lei5 lou6 ， dou1 m4 hang2 bei2 cin2 maai5 fei1 daap3 baa1 si2 。
    • Tom preferred to walk ten kilometres rather than pay money for a bus ticket.
  5. Cantonese
    我阿叔住喺西班牙嘅首都马德里。
    我阿叔住喺西班牙嘅首都馬德里。
    ngo5 aa3 suk1 zyu6 hai2 sai1 baan1 ngaa4 ge3 sau2 dou1 maa5 dak1 lei5 。
    • My uncle lives in Madrid, the capital of Spain.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    所谓「有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场」，政府问责团队早排发生「跳船潮」，几位高官提早退休，但就有反对党成员宁愿退党都要补上空缺。
    所謂「有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場」，政府問責團隊早排發生「跳船潮」，幾位高官提早退休，但就有反對黨成員寧願退黨都要補上空缺。
    so2 wai6 jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4, zing3 fu2 man6 zaak3 tyun4 deoi2 zou2 paai4 faat3 sang1 tiu4 syun4 ciu4, gei2 wai2 gou1 gun1 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1, daan6 zau6 jau5 faan2 deoi3 dong2 sing4 jyun4 ning4 jyun2 teoi3 dong2 dou1 jiu3 bou2 soeng5 hung1 kyut3.
    • People come and go. There are vacancies in the governing team after several principal officials jumped ship by early retirement some days ago. Meanwhile, certain members of the opposition camp would rather leave their parties and fill in.
  2. Cantonese
    医学嘅发展一日千里。
    醫學嘅發展一日千里。
    ji1 hok6 ge3 faat3 zin2 jat1 jat6 cin1 lei5.
    • There have been huge strides in the medical sciences.
  3. Cantonese
    日本樱岛火山爆发，熔岩石块飞到一公里外。
    日本櫻島火山爆發，熔岩石塊飛到一公里外。
    jat6 bun2 jing1 dou2 fo2 saan1 baau3 faat3, jung4 ngaam4 sek6 faai3 fei1 dou3 jat1 gung1 lei5 ngoi6.
    • Mount Sakurajima erupts, lava is ejected to 1km away.
  4. Cantonese
    1989年，波罗的海三个国家有200万人组成咗超过600公里嘅人链。
    1989年，波羅的海三個國家有200萬人組成咗超過600公里嘅人鏈。
    jat1 gau2 baat3 gau2 nin4, bo1 lo4 dik1 hoi2 saam1 go3 gwok3 gaa1 jau5 ji6 baak3 maan6 jan4 zou2 sing4 zo2 ciu1 gwo3 luk6 baak3 gung1 lei5 ge3 jan4 lin2.
    • In 1989, more than 2 million people from the 3 Baltic nations formed a human chain that is more than 600km long.
  5. Cantonese
    呢份合约系我哋业务发展嘅里程碑。
    呢份合約係我哋業務發展嘅里程碑。
    ni1 fan6 hap6 joek3 hai6 ngo5 dei6 jip6 mou6 faat3 zin2 ge3 lei5 cing4 bei1.
    • This contract is a milestone of our business development.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    有缘千里能相会
    有緣千里能相會
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    万里同志，原名万明礼，1916年12月出生于山东省东平县一个贫民家庭。
    萬里同志，原名萬明禮，1916年12月出生於山東省東平縣一個貧民家庭。
    wàn lǐ tóng zhì ， yuán míng wàn míng lǐ ， １９１６ nián １２ yuè chū shēng yú shān dōng xǐng dōng píng xiàn yī ge pín mín jiā tíng ．
    • Comrade Wan Li was originally named Wan Mingli. In December 1916, he was born to a poor family in Dongping County, Shandong Province.
  2. Mandarin
    他一下跑个两三公里都不在话下。
    他一下跑個兩三公里都不在話下。
    tā yī xià pǎo gè liǎng sān gōng lǐ dōu bù zài huà xià ．
    • Running two or three kilometers in one go is a piece of cake for him.
  3. Mandarin
    公里
    公里
    gōng lǐ
    • kilometer
  4. Cantonese
    蚬肉桶肚里全系泥共水
    蚬肉桶肚里全系泥共水
    hin2 juk6 tung2 tou5 leoi5 cyun4 hai6 nai4 gung6 seoi2
    • A muscle cask, a belly (or mind) full of nothing but mud and water.
  5. Mandarin
    车站离这三里地。
    車站離這三里地。
    chē zhàn lí zhè sān lǐ dì ．
    • The bus stop is three miles away.