Usage of the character 厘
Lí
厘
[釐]
- Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 ( Yándì) descended from Shennong 神農／神农 ( Shénnóng) Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀 ( Aī)
lí
厘
[厘]
- variant of 釐／厘 (lí)
lí
厘
[釐]
- one hundredth
- centi-
líkè
厘克
[釐克]
- centigram
líshēng
厘升
[釐升]
- centiliter
límǐ
厘米
[釐米]
- centimeter
líqīng
厘清
[釐清]
- to clarify (the facts)
- clarification
Bālí
巴厘
[巴厘]
- Bali (island province of Indonesia)
líxī
厘析
[釐析]
- to analyze in detail
líjīn
厘金
[厘金]
- a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
Bālí
峇厘
[峇厘]
- Bali (island province of Indonesia) (Singapore, Malaysia)
shìlí
市厘
[市厘]
- li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter)
gōnglí
公厘
[公釐]
- millimeter
chēlízi
车厘子
[車釐子]
- (American) cherry (loanword)
shūhūlí
梳乎厘
[梳乎厘]
- soufflé (loanword)
Bālí Dǎo
巴厘岛
[巴厘島]
- Bali (island in Indonesia)
shūfúlí
梳芙厘
[梳芙厘]
- soufflé (loanword)
wúlítóu
无厘头
[無厘頭]
- silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
háolíbùshuǎng
毫厘不爽
[毫釐不爽]
- not to deviate an iota (idiom)
- to be extremely accurate
xīháopōulí
析毫剖厘
[析毫剖釐]
- to analyze in the finest detail
lìfānglímǐ
立方厘米
[立方釐米]
- cubic centimeter
shīzhīháolí,chàyǐqiānlǐ
失之毫厘，差以千里
[失之毫釐，差以千里]
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
shīzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
失之毫厘，谬以千里
[失之毫厘，謬以千里]
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
chāzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
差之毫厘，谬以千里
[差之毫釐，謬以千里]
- the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
- a miss is as good as a mile
shīzhīháolí,chàzhīqiānlǐ
失之毫厘，差之千里
[失之毫釐，差之千里]
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
chāzhīháolí,shīzhīqiānlǐ
差之毫厘，失之千里
[差之毫釐，失之千里]
- the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
- a miss is as good as a mile