Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 利

sharp
favorable
advantage
benefit
profit
interest
to do good to
to benefit

surname Li

Lichuan, county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Hubei

profit
gain

Kenli District in Dongying 東營／东营 ( Dōngyíng), Shandong

auspicious
lucky
propitious

interest (on a loan etc)

Kelly (person name)

arbitrage

pros and cons
merits and drawbacks
advantages and disadvantages

to gain profit (by underhand means)
to exploit
exploitation

ashes after cremation
Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)

utility

dominant hand
handedness

swift
agile
efficient
quick-witted (colloquial)

sharp claw
talon

principal and interest
capital and profit

to give a discount; to make a concession

Lima, capital of Peru

fluent

to use gain as a lure

convenient
easy
to facilitate

sharp sword

advantageous; favorable

(name) Terry

Ashikaga (Japanese surname and place name)

no profit
not profitable
a hindrance
(to lend money) at no interest

advantage
gain
net profit

to make a profit

Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell

to benefit others
altruism

profit
to obtain benefits
benefits obtained

unfavorable
disadvantageous
harmful
detrimental

asset that gives a competitive advantage; a strength
(market) niche

fame and profit

Le Loi, Vietnamese general and emperor who won back independence for Vietnam from China in 1428

bonus; dividend

Wylie (name)
Turrell Wylie, originator of the Wylie transcription of Tibetan script

Raleigh, capital of North Carolina

profits

sharp
keen
cutting
shrill
piercing

pros and cons
advantages and disadvantages
gains and losses

victory
CL:個／个 (gè)

Post-It note (3M trademark)

Chile

net profit

Jianli county in Jingzhou 荊州／荆州 ( Jīngzhōu), Hubei

smoothly; without a hitch

Pelé (1940-), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star

interest rates

nimble

Henry (name)
henry (unit of inductance)

to promote urination
diuresis

Mali (Tw)

profit
gain
to make profits

Leeds

low interest

personal profit
to benefit oneself

Lijin county in Dongying 東營／东营 ( Dōngyíng), Shandong

gross profit

small profits

Amway (brand)

(Cantonese) same as 紅包／红包 (hóngbāo)

compound interest

mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame

to make a profit
to gain
to get an advantage

(finance) sth that engenders bullish sentiment; favorable news
(finance) (of news, data etc) favorable; positive

Lixin, a county in Bozhou 亳州 ( Bózhōu), Anhui

water conservancy
irrigation works

sole
right-eyed flounder
flatfish
see also 鰈／鲽 (dié)

interest (on a loan)
CL:筆／笔 (bǐ)

patent
sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people
monopoly

gain
profit
to make a profit

to facilitate
thus making easier

Henri (name)

sharp weapon
effective implement
outstandingly able individual

Cili county in Zhangjiajie 張家界／张家界 ( Zhāngjiājiè), Hunan

wealth and profit
riches

sharp
incisive
penetrating

sharp (e.g. knife blade)
incisive
to the point

high interest rate
usurious

cupidity

Boli county in Qitaihe 七台河 ( Qītáihé), Heilongjiang

to lose
to suffer defeat

terrible
formidable
serious
devastating
tough
capable
sharp
severe
fierce

snobbish

sharp blade

dealer incentive
sales bonus
rebate

Xiali, car brand by Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company

see 利事 (lìshì)

benefit
(in sb's) interest
CL:個／个 (gè)

sharp
keen
acute
incisive
penetrating
perceptive

net profit

business profit
auspicious
lucky
small sum of money offered on festive days

Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon
Barry (name)
Gareth Barry (1981-), English footballer

Bentley

sudden huge profits

clever
bright
quick-witted

to recommend (a product etc); to promote

to exploit
to make use of
to use
to take advantage of
to utilize

mutually beneficial

efficient
brisk
neat

dividend

high interest
huge profit
to value money highly

sharp knife
knife (weapon)

favorable location
in the right place
productivity of land

wealth and official post

Waley or Whaley (name)
Arthur Waley (1889-1966), pioneer British sinologist

for profit
to seek profit

personal gain; (one's own) selfish interest

to generate a profit
profit
yield

economic rights (e.g. of a state monopoly)

agile
nimble
all settled
in order

Pingli County in Ankang 安康 ( Ankāng), Shaanxi

Váli (son of Odin)

to be beneficial to; to be conducive to

Geely, Chinese car make

material benefit
benefit in kind
(social) welfare

to benefit (from sth)

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
(classical) power and wealth

Harry

monthly interest

Boli county in Qitaihe 七台河 ( Qītáihé), Heilongjiang

Kigali, capital of Rwanda

Goliath

Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia

Ritalin (brand name)
methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)

Maliki or Al-Maliki (name)
Nouri Kamel al-Maliki (1950-) prime minister of Iraq 2006-2014

leviathan (loanword)

Kigali, capital of Rwanda (Tw)

windfall profit tax

sherry (loanword)

patent right

for the sake of
in order to

stupa
tower venerating the ashes of the Buddha

water manager
hydraulic engineer

Philips (company)

Ministry of Water Resources (PRC)

Jericho (Biblical city)

Julia (name)

Yeltsin (name)
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) first post-communist president of Russia 1991-1999

Alyxia root and herb (used in TCM)

freon (chemistry)

Julian or Julien (name)

arbitrager

Dudley (name)

cupidity

Jili district of Luoyang City 洛陽市／洛阳市 in Henan province 河南

ghillie suit (loanword)

Suriname, NE of South America (Tw)

convenience store

Lixin, a county in Bozhou 亳州 ( Bózhōu), Anhui

Suntory, Japanese beverage company

victor
winner

profit tax

liquor (loanword)

Liverpool (England)

(old) to burn paper money as an offering

ashes after cremation
Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)

(loanword) gelatin

Oreo cookies

Sauropus spatulifolius Beille (shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family)

interest rate

Litong district of Wuzhong city 吳忠市／吴忠市 ( Wúzhōngshì), Ningxia

sticky note

Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 ( Wǔdàhú)

diuretic

welfare agency

Elijah (Old Testament prophet)

net profit

Book of Leviticus
Third Book of Moses

the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan

Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist

Bunbury, coastal city in Western Australia

Dallys, Algerian seaport and naval base

to be self-interested

tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)

to be advantageous to; to be beneficial for

chlordiazepoxide
(trade name) Librium (loanword)

Lichuan, county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Hubei

Tory Party

Ribena

Goliath

Mercury (Roman god)

Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

Bethlehem (in the biblical nativity story)

Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China

Cadbury (name)
Cadbury (brand)

Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)
see also 百利甜酒 ( Bǎilì Tiánjiǔ)

Lijin county in Dongying 東營／东营 ( Dōngyíng), Shandong

America

patent law

Mary (biblical name)

profit margin

Pingli County in Ankang 安康 ( Ankāng), Shaanxi

convenience

reconditioned or showroom item

Willis (name)

(Tw) Italy
Italian

calico (woven cloth from Caldicot, Kerala, India)

Maria (name)
Mary, mother of Jesus Christ

Italy

England (historical loan, from English)

Austria

Galilee (in biblical Palestine)

Lilongwe, capital of Malawi

Cili county in Zhangjiajie 張家界／张家界 ( Zhāngjiājiè), Hunan

water conservancy
irrigation works

Morrison (name)

eucalyptus (loanword)

Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon

nonprofit

Syria

Liberman, Lieberman or Liebermann (name)

Kenli District in Dongying 東營／东营 ( Dōngyíng), Shandong

loan shark
high-interest loan
usury

Belgium

Jeremy or Jeremiah (name)

Maori, indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand

Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China
erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇／利玛窦

Aryan

Stanley (name)

Carignan (grape type)

Ritalin (brand name)
methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)
also written 利他林 ( Lìtālín)

net profit

Illinois, US state

variant of 索馬里／索马里 ( Suǒmǎlǐ)

(Tw) silicone (loanword)

variant of 尤加利 (yóujiālì)

Delilah (person name)

Ritalin (brand name)
methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD)
also written 利他林 ( Lìtālín)

Belize

(neologism c. 2020) come on, you can do it!

Berkeley

carton (e.g. for milk or juice)
Tetra Pak

Hungary

to reuse

Stanley (name)

Highbury (name)

Jianli county in Jingzhou 荊州／荆州 ( Jīngzhōu), Hubei

Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia (Tw)

Yang Liwei (1965-), astronaut, first Chinese citizen in space

Libya

Orion (constellation, loan word)
also written 獵戶座／猎户座

ashes of cremated Buddha

spoils of war

nonprofit
not for profit

patent office

ominous

Ferrari

Galilee (in biblical Palestine)

lìyìshūsòng

to make use of one's position to gain profit for oneself or one's associates

Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British conservative politician and novelist, prime minister 1868-1880

(idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects

běnxiǎolìwēi

(of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits

dànbómínglì

not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
indifferent to worldly rewards

blinded by greed (idiom)

Bavaria

Duvalier (name)

welfare services

liánběndàilì

both principal and interest
capital plus profit

tóngméngqílì

to both benefit

Cleveland

Bulgaria

mínglìshuāngshōu

both fame and fortune (idiom)
both virtue and reward

Yīlìnuòzhōu

Illinois, US state

jiélìróngyuán

gerrymander (loanword)

hónglìgǔpiào

scrip shares (issued as dividend payment)

lìtāxíngwéi

altruistic behavior

variant of 唯利是圖／唯利是图 (wéilìshìtú)

Bèilìkǎdēng

Ballycotton (Irish: Baile Choitín), village near Cork
Ballycotton, music band

stupa with Buddhist relics
pagoda

Eleazar (son of Eluid)

píngděnghùlì

mutual benefit
to share profits equitably

Xiōngyálìyǔ

Hungarian language

best interests

Limerick, Ireland

Giuliani (name)
Rudolph W (Rudy) Giuliani (1944-), US Republican politician, Mayor of New York City 1994-2001

Iberia
the Iberian peninsula

biànlìshāngdiàn

convenience store (Tw)

chéngbàilìdùn

succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
success and failure
You win some, you lose some.

Liguria, northwest Italy

rénkǒuhónglì

(economics) demographic dividend

Luce Irigaray (1930-), French psychoanalyst and feminist

covered arbitrage

qǔdéshènglì

to prevail
to achieve victory
to be victorious

to have both advantages and disadvantages

favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied

everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
selfish
mercenary

Halliburton (US construction company)

to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
not tempted by riches

Palikir, capital of the Federated States of Micronesia

Libreville, capital of Gabon

Galicia, province and former kingdom of northwest Spain

lidocaine (loanword)

gānjìnglìluo

squeaky clean
neat and tidy
efficient

Abilene

Linux (operating systems)

Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC)
the Syriac script

shènglìzàiwàng

victory is in sight

Fēilìshìrén

the Philistines, who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century BC

AstraZeneca (British-Swedish pharmaceutical company)

chāo'élìrùn

superprofit
excess profit

Ruìlìzhǔnzé

Rayleigh criterion (optics)

to benefit both the country and the people

míngjiānglìsuǒ

lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
the victim of one's own success

Bolivia

Ellis Island

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) Italian painter of the Florentine school

jiànlìwàngyì

lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom)
fig. to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul

the benefit reaped by a third party when two sides are locked in a dispute

duǎnshìjìnlì

to be focused on short-term gain

Ashikaga Yoshitane (1466-1523), Japanese Muromachi shogun 1490-93

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

gōngmínquánlì

civil rights

Hēnglì Wǔshì

Henry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt
History of Henry V by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 ( Shāshìbǐyà)

jígōngjìnlì

seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

Lìnàizuò'àn

Linezolid, a synthetic antibiotic

Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887-1976), Second World War British field marshal
Montgomery or Montgomerie (surname)

gòngtónglìyì

common interest
mutual benefit

Italian (language)

Kimberlite (geology)

gōngmínglìlù

position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

Carolina (Puerto Rico)

Méngbǐlì'āi

Montpellier (French town)

Zechariah (name)
Zechariah (Old Testament prophet)

to profiteer
profiteering

Siberia

Victoria (name)
Victoria, capital of the Seychelles

Split (city in Croatia)

spaghetti; pasta

zhēngquánduólì

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

lìyìchōngtū

conflict of interest

dīlìdàikuǎn

low interest loan

T'bilisi, capital of Georgia 格魯吉亞／格鲁吉亚 ( Gélǔjíyà)

Philistia, aka the Land of the Philistines

Limassol, Cyprus
Lemesos

guófánglìyì

(national) defense interests

(loanword) cetirizine

zhònglìqīngyì

to value material gain over righteousness

jiàngdīlìlü

to reduce interest rates

Shèngmǎlìnuò

San Marino (Tw)

Pyrenees mountains

Tskhinvali, capital of South Osetia

měilìnúyáng

merino (breed of sheep)

vested interest

Bridgestone (tire company)

Brasilia, capital of Brazil

Tuōlǐchāilì

Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo

interests of the people

Felix

Sàilālì'áng

Sierra Leone

gōnglìzhǔyì

utilitarianism

(idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else

zhuānlìyàopǐn

patent drugs

Milliband (name)
Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010

Nigeria (Tw)

Book of Jeremiah

see 乾脆利落／干脆利落 (gāncuìlìluo)

quánlìfǎ'àn

bill of rights

zuǒyòugònglì

ambidextrous

unjust enrichment

zhòngyìqīnglì

to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)

Jiālìlüèhào

Galileo, American robotic spacecraft launched to Jupiter in 1989, orbiting the planet 1995-2003

běnhuánlìdìng

phencyclidine (PCP)

profitable

quánhénglìbì

to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)

interest group

Calicut, town on Arabian sea in Kerala, India

utilitarianism

base rate (e.g. interest rate set by central bank)

Olivia (name)

Cagliari, Sardinia

hallelujah (loanword)

Ariane (French space rocket)

Italian person

fúlìzhèngcè

welfare policy

see 不知好歹 (bùzhīhǎodǎi)

huòbàolìzhě

profiteer

one's own interests

thalidomide

Sevilla, Spain

lìlìngzhìhūn

to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

Alicante

Bǐfólì Shān

Beverly Hills

biànmínlìmín

for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)

Nigeria

shìlixiǎorén

snob

Somalia (Tw)

altruism

egoism

to make threats and promises

Arizona

(finance) profit-taking

(of speech or actions) direct and efficient
without fooling around

Zúlì Yìzhèng

ASHIKAGA Yoshimasa (1435-1490), eighth Ashikaga shōgun, reigned 1449-1473

yīnlìchéngbiàn

(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

Gregory or Grigory (name)

Pǔlìcèjiǎng

Pulitzer Prize

harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good

to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)

Féilìménshū

Epistle of St Paul to Philemon

lìshímànbìng

leishmaniasis (medicine)

shuǐlìgōngchéng

hydraulic engineering

Pharisee

Liberia

Samaria

Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.

Ulysses (novel)

Homer's Iliad

quánlìyāoqiú

claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)

wéilìfùmíng

to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom); to abandon greed for reputation
to choose fame over fortune

zhǐshùtàolì

index arbitrage

Plymouth

Paya Lebar, a place in Singapore

Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up)
Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isaiah 22:20
Eliakim, son of Abiud and father of Azor in Matthew 1:13

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

lìhàichōngtū

conflict of interest

liúniánbùlì

the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year

zuòshōuyúlì

benefit from others' dispute (idiom)

Emanuel; Immanuel (name)

Illinois, US state

Habbaniyah (Iraqi city)

chéngxiāolìchā

underwriting spread

xīnglìchúbì

to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)

zhēngmíngduólì

to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth
only interested in personal gain

ASHIKAGA Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), third Ashikaga shogun, reigned 1368-1394

jīnglìzhǔyì

egoism masked by a veneer of urbanity (neologism c. 2012) (abbr. for 精緻的利己主義／精致的利己主义 (jīngzhìdelìjǐzhǔyì))

Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war

stake
vital interest
concern

great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving

quánlìshēngmíng

copyright statement

Eritrea (Tw)

Méngtèlì'ěr

Montreal, city in Quebec, Canada

Zechariah

(idiom) to be successful in every endeavor

Africa

Australia

Bǎilì Tiánjiǔ

Baileys Irish Cream (brand of alcoholic drink)

America

bólìduōxiāo

small profit but rapid turnover

lìhàiyōuguān

to be of vital interest

yīnshìlìdǎo

to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
to make the best of new opportunities

Bàobó· Mǎlì

[鮑勃·馬利]

Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican reggae musician and activist

Hālì· Bōtè

[哈利·波特]

Harry Potter, boy wizard in the novels by J.K. Rowling 羅琳／罗琳

Dà Jiānàlì Dǎo

大加那利岛

[大加那利島]

Gran Canaria (in the Canary Islands)

Yīlìnuòyīzhōu

伊利诺伊州

[伊利諾伊州]

Illinois, US state

Kèlìsīduǒfū

克利斯朵夫

[克利斯朵夫]

Christopher (name)

fēiyínglìzǔzhī

非盈利组织

[非盈利組織]

nonprofit organization

Yěgélìkǒujiǔ

野格利口酒

[野格利口酒]

Jägermeister (alcoholic drink)

kànglìniàojīsù

抗利尿激素

[抗利尿激素]

vasopressin (biochemistry)

Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà

圣母玛利亚

[聖母瑪利亞]

Mary (mother of Jesus)

Wéiduōlìyà Zhōu

维多利亚州

[維多利亞州]

Victoria, southeastern Australian state

fāxínghónglìgǔ

发行红利股

[發行紅利股]

a bonus issue (a form of dividend payment)

安纳波利斯

[安納波利斯]

Annapolis (place name)

Annàtuōlìyà

安纳托利亚

[安納托利亞]

Anatolia
Asia Minor

Sūbìlì'ěr Hú

苏必利尔湖

[蘇必利爾湖]

Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 ( Wǔdàhú)

Hālìfǎkèsī

哈利法克斯

[哈利法克斯]

Halifax (name)
Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England

Bǐlìniúsīshān

比利牛斯山

[比利牛斯山]

Pyrenees mountains

Aòdàlìyà Zhōu

澳大利亚洲

[澳大利亞洲]

Australia (abbr. to 澳洲 ( Aòzhōu))

Bǐlètuólìyà

比勒陀利亚

[比勒陀利亞]

Pretoria, capital of South Africa

Yīngjílì Hǎixiá

英吉利海峡

[英吉利海峽]

English Channel

Sàkǎshíwéilì

萨卡什维利

[薩卡什維利]

Mikheil Saakashvili (1967-), Georgian politician, president of Georgia 2004-2013

Xī Aòdàlìyà

西澳大利亚

[西澳大利亞]

Western Australia, Australian state

Yàměilìjiā Zhōu

亚美利加洲

[亞美利加洲]

America
abbr. to 美洲 ( Měizhōu)

Géliègāolìlì

格列高利历

[格列高利曆]

Gregorian calendar

Bālāmǎlìbō

巴拉马利波

[巴拉馬利波]

Paramaribo, capital of Suriname (Tw)

Měilìjiān Zhìshì

美利坚治世

[美利堅治世]

Pax Americana

Afēilìjiā Zhōu

阿非利加洲

[阿非利加洲]

Africa (abbr. to 非洲 ( Fēizhōu))

Yìdàlìzhímiàn

意大利直面

[意大利直麵]

spaghetti

Máolìtǎníyà

茅利塔尼亚

[茅利塔尼亞]

Mauritania (Tw)

Kǎlìduōníyà

卡利多尼亚

[卡利多尼亞]

Caledonia

阿尔及利亚

[阿爾及利亞]

Algeria

Yìdàlìqīngguā

意大利青瓜

[意大利青瓜]

zucchini

Kǎsītèlìwēng

卡斯特利翁

[卡斯特利翁]

Castellón

Wéiduōlìyà Gǎng

维多利亚港

[維多利亞港]

Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong

wúlìbùqǐzǎo

无利不起早

[無利不起早]

(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself

Yìndù Yǎlì'ān

印度雅利安

[印度雅利安]

Indo-Aryan

Yàlìsāngnàzhōu

亚利桑纳州

[亞利桑納州]

state of Arizona

Bōlìníxīyà

波利尼西亚

[波利尼西亞]

Polynesia

Yīlì'āisīkù

伊利埃斯库

[伊利埃斯庫]

Iliescu

Hèlākèlìtè

赫拉克利特

[赫拉克利特]

Heraclitus (535-475 BC), pre-Socratic philosopher

Pǔlìtuōlǐyà

普利托里亚

[普利托里亞]

Pretoria, capital of South Africa (Tw)

Jiānàlì Qúndǎo

加那利群岛

[加那利群島]

Canary Islands

fēiyínglìzǔzhī

非赢利组织

[非贏利組織]

not-for-profit organization

Qiē'ěrnuòbèilì

切尔诺贝利

[切爾諾貝利]

Chernobyl

Tǎnànàlìfó

塔那那利佛

[塔那那利佛]

Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar

fēiyínglìzǔzhī

非营利组织

[非營利組織]

nonprofit organization

lìhàiguānxifāng

利害关系方

[利害關係方]

interested party

Yēlìmǐ'āigē

耶利米哀歌

[耶利米哀歌]

the Lamentations of Jeremiah

Aìmòlìwéi'ěr

爱莫利维尔

[愛莫利維爾]

Emeryville, city on San Fransico Bay, California

Yùduōlìhuánghòu

域多利皇后

[域多利皇后]

Queen Victoria (1819-1901), reigned 1837-1901

Péilǐkèlìsī

培里克利斯

[培里克利斯]

Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war
also written 伯里克利 ( Bólǐkèlì)

Wéiduōlìyà Hú

维多利亚湖

[維多利亞湖]

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza, Kenya, on the White Nile

Xīnxībólìyà

新西伯利亚

[新西伯利亞]

Novosibirsk (city in Russia)

lìhàiguānxirén

利害关系人

[利害關係人]

stakeholder
interested party
interested person

Sājiālìyàshū

撒迦利亚书

[撒迦利亞書]

Book of Zechariah

Bōlìníxīyà

玻利尼西亚

[玻利尼西亞]

Polynesia

sǔnrénbùlìjǐ

损人不利己

[損人不利己]

to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

Mógēn Shìdānlì

摩根士丹利

[摩根士丹利]

Morgan Stanley (financial services company)

Lìlèhāmò'ěr

利勒哈默尔

[利勒哈默爾]

Lillehammer (city in Norway)

Yàlìsāngnàzhōu

亚利桑那州

[亞利桑那州]

Arizona

Wéiduōlìyà Dǎo

维多利亚岛

[維多利亞島]

Victoria Island

Jiālìfúníyà

加利福尼亚

[加利福尼亞]

California

Dàjiǔbǎo Lìtōng

大久保利通

[大久保利通]

Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician

Kǎsīdìlìyà

卡斯蒂利亚

[卡斯蒂利亞]

Castilla, old Spanish kingdom
modern Spanish provinces of Castilla-Leon and Castilla-La Mancha

Hēnglì· Hādéxùn

亨利·哈德逊

[亨利·哈德遜]

Henry Hudson (?-1611?), English explorer and navigator

tiānshídìlìrénhé

天时地利人和

[天時地利人和]

the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war

Bódélì Túshūguǎn

博德利图书馆

[博德利圖書館]

Bodleian Library (Oxford)

Aòdàlìyà Liánbāng

澳大利亚联邦

[澳大利亞聯邦]

Commonwealth of Australia

Xībólìyàyín'ōu

西伯利亚银鸥

[西伯利亞銀鷗]

(bird species of China) Vega gull (Larus vegae)

Mǎlìyànà Hǎigōu

马利亚纳海沟

[馬利亞納海溝]

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

Wénshūshīlì Púsà

文殊师利菩萨

[文殊師利菩薩]

Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness

Míngní'ābōlìsī

明尼阿波利斯

[明尼阿波利斯]

Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota

Xī Aòdàlìyà Zhōu

西澳大利亚州

[西澳大利亞州]

Western Australia, Australian state

Nán Aòdàlìyà Zhōu

南澳大利亚州

[南澳大利亞州]

South Australia, Australian state

tǔdìlìyòngguīhuà

土地利用规划

[土地利用規劃]

land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)

Xīnxībólìyàshì

新西伯利亚市

[新西伯利亞市]

Novosibirsk, city in Russia

Měilìjiān Hézhòngguó

美利坚合众国

[美利堅合眾國]

United States of America

Wéiduōlìyà Gōngyuán

维多利亚公园

[維多利亞公園]

Victoria Park, Hong Kong

shèhuìgōnggònglìyì

社会公共利益

[社會公共利益]

public interest

Aěrjílìyàrén

阿尔及利亚人

[阿爾及利亞人]

Algerian

Mǎlìyànà Qúndǎo

马利亚纳群岛

[馬利亞納群島]

Mariana Islands in the Pacific

rénmínjīběnquánlì

人民基本权利

[人民基本權利]

fundamental civil rights

Wéiduōlìyàpùbù

维多利亚瀑布

[維多利亞瀑布]

Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe

Kēlì'àolánnàsī

科利奥兰纳斯

[科利奧蘭納斯]

Coriolanus, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚

Jiālìfúníyàzhōu

加利福尼亚州

[加利福尼亞州]

California

Wéiduōlìyà Nüwáng

维多利亚女王

[維多利亞女王]

Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901)

Antǎnànàlìfó

安塔那那利佛

[安塔那那利佛]

Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)

értóngquánlìgōngyuē

儿童权利公约

[兒童權利公約]

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

pǔluóliètǎlìyà

普罗列塔利亚

[普羅列塔利亞]

proletariat (loanword)

Yībǐlìyà Bàndǎo

伊比利亚半岛

[伊比利亞半島]

Iberian Peninsula

Jiālìlüè· Jiālìléi

伽利略·伽利雷

[伽利略·伽利雷]

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist

Dàwèi· Mǐlìbāndé

大卫·米利班德

[大衛·米利班德]

David Miliband (1965-), UK politician

Aīdé· Mǐlìbāndé

埃德·米利班德

[埃德·米利班德]

Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010

Fǎshǔ Bōlìníxīyà

法属波利尼西亚

[法屬波利尼西亞]

French Polynesia

yǒubǎilì'érwúyībì

有百利而无一弊

[有百利而無一弊]

to have many advantages and no disadvantages

Xiàluòtè Amǎlìyà

夏洛特阿马利亚

[夏洛特阿馬利亞]

Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)

yǒubǎilì'érwúyīhài

有百利而无一害

[有百利而無一害]

to have many advantages and no disadvantages

Yìndì'ānnàbōlìsī

印第安纳波利斯

[印第安納波利斯]

Indianapolis, Indiana

Wǎlìsīhé Fùtúnà

瓦利斯和富图纳

[瓦利斯和富圖納]

Wallis and Futuna (French island collectivity in the South Pacific)

Bùyínuòsī Aìlìsī

布宜诺斯艾利斯

[布宜諾斯艾利斯]

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

ǎijiǎobáihuāshélìcǎo

矮脚白花蛇利草

[矮腳白花蛇利草]

see 白花蛇舌草 (báihuāshéshécǎo)

tānbóhòuměigǔyínglì

摊薄后每股盈利

[攤薄後每股盈利]

diluted earnings per share

yǒubǎihài'érwúyīlì

有百害而无一利

[有百害而無一利]

having no advantage whatsoever

Sīpǔlātèlì Qúndǎo

斯普拉特利群岛

[斯普拉特利群島]

Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
same as 南沙群島／南沙群岛 ( Nānshā Qúndǎo)

Jiālìfúníyà Dàxué

加利福尼亚大学

[加利福尼亞大學]

University of California

Yóulìyà· Jìmòshēnkē

尤利娅·季莫申科

[尤利婭·季莫申科]

Yulia Tymoshenko (1960-), Ukrainian politician

Kǎsīdìlìyà· Lái'áng

卡斯蒂利亚·莱昂

[卡斯蒂利亞·萊昂]

Castilla-Leon, north Spanish province

Aòdàlìyà Guólì Dàxué

澳大利亚国立大学

[澳大利亞國立大學]

Australian National University (ANU), Canberra

Aòdàlìyà Shǒudū Tèqū

澳大利亚首都特区

[澳大利亞首都特區]

Australian Capital Territory

Bǎolì Kējì Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī

保利科技有限公司

[保利科技有限公司]

Poly Technologies (defense manufacturing company)

Hākèbèilì· Fēn Lìxiǎn Jì

哈克贝利·芬历险记

[哈克貝利·芬歷險記]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 馬克·吐溫／马克·吐温 ( Mǎkè· Tǔwēn)

Aī'ěrwéisī· Pǔléisīlì

埃尔维斯·普雷斯利

[埃爾維斯·普雷斯利]

Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star

yùbàngxiāngzhēng,yúwēngdélì

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

[鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利]

lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits

Jiālìfúníyà Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

加利福尼亚理工学院

[加利福尼亞理工學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

yùshànqíshì,bìxiānlìqíqì

欲善其事，必先利其器

[欲善其事，必先利其器]

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

Qìchē Xiàlì Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī

汽车夏利股份有限公司

[汽車夏利股份有限公司]

Tianjin FAW Xiali Motor Company, Ltd., established 1997

gōngyùshànqíshì,bìxiānlìqíqì

工欲善其事，必先利其器

[工欲善其事，必先利其器]

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

Jiālìfúníyà Dàxué Luòshānjī Fēnxiào

加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校

[加利福尼亞大學洛杉磯分校]

UCLA

jīngjìshèhuìjíwénhuàquánlìguójìgōngyuē

经济社会及文化权利国际公约

[經濟社會及文化權利國際公約]

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

gōngmínquánlìhézhèngzhìquánlìguójìgōngyuē

公民权利和政治权利国际公约

[公民權利和政治權利國際公約]

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)