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Jyutping lai6 ci4
Pinyin lì cí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. beautiful wordage
  2. also written 麗詞|丽词[li4 ci2]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    antithesis; lines or sentences with matching of sound, sense, and part of speech
  2. noun, literary
    flowery language; ornate diction
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    话说,你听说玛丽辞职了吗?
    話説,你聽説瑪麗辭職了嗎?
    huà shuō , nǐ tīng shuō mǎ lì cí zhí le ma ?
    • By the way, did you hear that Mary quit her job?