Usage of the character 莱
lái
莱
[萊]
- name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
- Chenopodium album
láifú
莱菔
[萊菔]
- radish
Pénglái
蓬莱
[蓬萊]
- Penglai, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台, Shandong
- Penglai, one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals
- by extension, fairyland
Xuělái
雪莱
[雪萊]
- Shelley
- abbr. for 珀西·比希·雪萊／珀西·比希·雪莱 ( Pòxī· Bǐxī· Xuělái)
Láidùn
莱顿
[萊頓]
- Leiden (the Netherlands)
Wènlái
汶莱
[汶萊]
- Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo
- also written 文萊／文莱
Láishān
莱山
[萊山]
- Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市／烟台市, Shandong
Láixī
莱西
[萊西]
- Laixi, county-level city in Qingdao 青島／青岛, Shandong
láizhū
莱猪
[萊豬]
- (Tw) (neologism) pork containing ractopamine 萊克多巴胺／莱克多巴胺 (láikèduōbā'àn)
Lái Chéng
莱城
[萊城]
- Lae, second-largest city in Papua New Guinea, capital of Morobe Province
Láiwú
莱芜
[萊蕪]
- Laiwu prefecture-level city in Shandong
Kèlái
克莱
[克萊]
- Clay (name)
Láiqiè
莱切
[萊切]
- Lecce (city in Italy)
Láiyáng
莱阳
[萊陽]
- Laiyang, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台 ( Yāntái), Shandong
Wénlái
文莱
[文萊]
- Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo
Láizhōu
莱州
[萊州]
- Laizhou, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台, Shandong
Láitè
莱特
[萊特]
- Wright (surname)
Láikǎ
莱卡
[萊卡]
- Leica camera
- Lycra (fiber or fabric)
Lái'ēn
莱恩
[萊恩]
- (name) Ryan
láiwú
莱芜
[萊蕪]
- field with dense growth of wild weeds
láimǔ
莱姆
[萊姆]
- lime (loanword)
Láishānqū
莱山区
[萊山區]
- Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市／烟台市, Shandong
Oūláiyǎ
欧莱雅
[歐萊雅]
- L'Oréal (French cosmetics company)
Xuěfólái
雪佛莱
[雪佛萊]
- Chevrolet, US car make
Bùláidùn
布莱顿
[布萊頓]
- Brighton, town in England
láisài'ěr
莱赛尔
[萊賽爾]
- lyocell (textiles) (loanword)
Láilǐdá
莱里达
[萊里達]
- Lérida or Lleida, Spain
Láiyángshì
莱阳市
[萊陽市]
- Laiyang, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台 ( Yāntái), Shandong
Aláimàn
阿莱曼
[阿萊曼]
- El Alamein, town in Egypt
láifúzǐ
莱菔子
[萊菔子]
- radish seed (used in TCM to treat indigestion)
Láiwúshì
莱芜市
[萊蕪市]
- Laiwu prefecture-level city in Shandong
Xībólái
希伯莱
[希伯萊]
- Hebrew
shǐláimǔ
史莱姆
[史萊姆]
- slime (loanword)
Déláisè
德莱塞
[德萊塞]
- Dreiser (surname)
- Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945), American writer
Bùláiyè
布莱叶
[布萊葉]
- Braille (name)
- Louis Braille (1809-1852), French educator who invented braille
bōláiluó
波莱罗
[波萊羅]
- bolero (dance) (loanword)
Láimàidān
莱麦丹
[萊麥丹]
- Ramadan (loanword)
kǎbālái
卡巴莱
[卡巴萊]
- cabaret (loanword)
Bùlái'ēn
布莱恩
[布萊恩]
- Brian (name)
Hǎoláiwù
好莱坞
[好萊塢]
- Hollywood
Tuōláiduō
托莱多
[托萊多]
- Toledo, Spain
Bùlái'ěr
布莱尔
[布萊爾]
- Blair (name)
Pǔláisī
普莱斯
[普萊斯]
- Price (name)
Aòbōlái
奥波莱
[奧波萊]
- Opole, city in Poland
Láibǐxī
莱比锡
[萊比錫]
- Leipzig, city in the state of Saxony, Germany
Bùláiní
布莱尼
[布萊尼]
- Bryne (City in Rogaland, Norway)
Oūpòlái
欧珀莱
[歐珀萊]
- Aupres, Shiseido's line in China
Kèlái'ěr
克莱尔
[克萊爾]
- Claire (name)
Láixīshì
莱西市
[萊西市]
- Laixi, county-level city in Qingdao 青島／青岛, Shandong
Hāláimǔ
哈莱姆
[哈萊姆]
- Harlem district of Manhattan
Láisītè
莱斯特
[萊斯特]
- Lester or Leicester (name)
- Leicester, English city in East Midlands
Wǎláitǎ
瓦莱塔
[瓦萊塔]
- Valletta, capital of Malta
láimǔbìng
莱姆病
[萊姆病]
- Lyme disease
Láiyīn Hé
莱茵河
[萊茵河]
- Rhine River
Láitèbì
莱特币
[萊特幣]
- Litecoin (cryptocurrency)
Péngláishì
蓬莱市
[蓬萊市]
- Penglai, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台, Shandong
Láiyī'ěr
莱伊尔
[萊伊爾]
- Lyell (name)
- Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), Scottish geologist
Kèláidùn
克莱顿
[克萊頓]
- (name) Clayton or Crichton
bùláiméi
不莱梅
[不萊梅]
- Bremen (city in Germany)
Bǎikèlái
柏克莱
[柏克萊]
- Berkeley (name)
- George Berkeley (1685-1753), Bishop of Cloyne, famous British philosopher
- Berkeley, university city in the San Francisco bay area, California
láimǔjiǔ
莱姆酒
[萊姆酒]
- see 朗姆酒 (lǎngmǔjiǔ)
Péngláimǐ
蓬莱米
[蓬萊米]
- Taiwan round-grained glutinous rice (Japonica rice)
Láizhōushì
莱州市
[萊州市]
- Laizhou, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台, Shandong
Láisuǒtuō
莱索托
[萊索托]
- Lesotho
Láifóshì
莱佛士
[萊佛士]
- surname Raffles
- Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
Bèijiālái
贝加莱
[貝加萊]
- B&R Industrial Automation International Trade (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Qǔmálái
曲麻莱
[曲麻萊]
- Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai
Bākèlái
巴克莱
[巴克萊]
- Barclay or Berkeley (name)
Pángjiālái
庞加莱
[龐加萊]
- Henri Poincaré (1854-1912), French mathematician, physicist and philosopher
Kèláiyīn
克莱因
[克萊因]
- Klein or Kline (name)
- Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician
Láidébēi
莱德杯
[萊德杯]
- Ryder Cup (US and Europe golf team competition)
Bǎoláiwù
宝莱坞
[寶萊塢]
- Bollywood (film industry based in Mumbai, India)
Sūláimàn
苏莱曼
[蘇萊曼]
- Suleiman (name)
- General Michel Suleiman (1948-), Lebanese military man and politician, president of Lebanon 2008-2014
Adéláidé
阿得莱德
[阿得萊德]
- Adelaide, capital of South Australia
àotèláisī
奥特莱斯
[奧特萊斯]
- outlets (loanword)
- retail outlet (e.g. specializing in seconds of famous brands)
- factory outlet retail store
Féngdélái'ēn
冯德莱恩
[馮德萊恩]
- Ursula von der Leyen (1958-), German politician, president of the European Commission from 2019
Xībóláiwén
希伯莱文
[希伯萊文]
- Hebrew language
Pǔláifèi'ěr
普莱费尔
[普萊費爾]
- Playfair (surname)
Bùláidé Hú
布莱德湖
[布萊德湖]
- Lake Bled, glacial lake amid the Julian Alps in Slovenia, adjacent to the town of Bled
Kèláisīlè
克莱斯勒
[克萊斯勒]
- Chrysler (car manufacturer)
Yīláikèsī
伊莱克斯
[伊萊克斯]
- Electrolux (Swedish manufacturer of home appliances)
Láisī Dàxué
莱斯大学
[萊斯大學]
- Rice University (Houston, Texas)
Sīláitèlín
斯莱特林
[斯萊特林]
- Slytherin (Harry Potter)
Láibùnící
莱布尼茨
[萊布尼茨]
- Leibniz (name)
- Gottfriend Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German mathematician and philosopher, co-inventor of the calculus
Láosī Láisī
劳斯莱斯
[勞斯萊斯]
- Rolls-Royce
Láiwàng'è'ěr
莱旺厄尔
[萊旺厄爾]
- Levanger (city in Trøndelag, Norway)
Láidùn Dàxué
莱顿大学
[萊頓大學]
- University of Leiden
Shǐmòtèlái
史沫特莱
[史沫特萊]
- Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side
Fúláifúlán
弗莱福兰
[弗萊福蘭]
- Flevoland, province in Netherlands
Qǔmálái Xiàn
曲麻莱县
[曲麻萊縣]
- Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai
Kèláiméngtè
克莱蒙特
[克萊懞特]
- Clermont (French town)
- Claremont, California
Adéláidé
阿德莱德
[阿德萊德]
- Adelaide, capital of South Australia
Lái'ángnàduō
莱昂纳多
[萊昂納多]
- Leonardo (name)
Láisītèjùn
莱斯特郡
[萊斯特郡]
- Leicestershire, English county
Bùláikèběn
布莱克本
[布萊克本]
- Blackburn
Láibùnízī
莱布尼兹
[萊布尼茲]
- Leibnitz (name)
- Gottfriend Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German mathematician and philosopher, co-inventor of the calculus
Gěláiměijiǎng
葛莱美奖
[葛萊美獎]
- Grammy Award (US prize for music recording)
- also written 格萊美獎／格莱美奖
péngláixiānjìng
蓬莱仙境
[蓬萊仙境]
- Penglai, island of immortals
- fairyland
Mòlāláisī
莫拉莱斯
[莫拉萊斯]
- Morales
Bùláishìliù
布莱氏鹨
[布萊氏鷚]
- (Tw) (bird species of China) Blyth's pipit (Anthus godlewskii)
Láiwēnsījī
莱温斯基
[萊溫斯基]
- Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern
Géláiměijiǎng
格莱美奖
[格萊美獎]
- Grammy Award (US prize for music recording)
- also written 葛萊美獎／葛莱美奖
Xībóláiyǔ
希伯莱语
[希伯萊語]
- Hebrew language
Xīsī· Láijié
希斯·莱杰
[希斯·萊傑]
- Heath Ledger, Australian actor (1979-2008)
Bèi'ěrgéláidé
贝尔格莱德
[貝爾格萊德]
- Belgrade, capital of Serbia
Bākèlái Yínháng
巴克莱银行
[巴克萊銀行]
- Barclays Bank
Láiqíyē Sānshì
莱齐耶三世
[萊齊耶三世]
- Letsie III of Lesotho
Láisīwòsī Dǎo
莱斯沃斯岛
[萊斯沃斯島]
- Lesbos (Greek island in the Aegean Sea 愛琴海／爱琴海 ( Aìqín Hǎi))
Fúláiwēi'èsī
弗莱威厄斯
[弗萊威厄斯]
- Flavius (Roman historian of 1st century AD)
láikèduōbā'àn
莱克多巴胺
[萊克多巴胺]
- (organic chemistry) ractopamine (loanword)
Xībólái Dàxué
希伯莱大学
[希伯萊大學]
- the Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Aláiqíbīngchuān
阿莱奇冰川
[阿萊奇冰川]
- Aletsch glacier, Switzerland
Shālā· Bùláimàn
莎拉·布莱曼
[莎拉·布萊曼]
- Sarah Brightman (1960-), English pop star
Kǎ'ěrwén Kèláiyīn
卡尔文克莱因
[卡爾文克萊因]
- Calvin Klein CK (brand)
Bùláikèshǐmìsī
布莱克史密斯
[布萊克史密斯]
- Blacksmith (name)
Kēbǐ· Bùlái'ēntè
科比·布莱恩特
[科比·布萊恩特]
- Kobe Bryant (1978-2020), Los Angeles Lakers NBA star
Sītǎnfú· Láifóshì
斯坦福·莱佛士
[斯坦福·萊佛士]
- Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
Bùláitènī· Mòfēi
布莱特妮·墨菲
[佈萊特妮·墨菲]
- Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), American actress
Màikè'ěr· Kèláidùn
迈克尔·克莱顿
[邁克爾·克萊頓]
- Michael Crichton (1942-), US techno-thriller writer, author of Jurassic Park
Wénlái Dálǔsàlánguó
文莱达鲁萨兰国
[文萊達魯薩蘭國]
- Brunei Darussalam
Pòxī· Bǐxī· Xuělái
珀西·比希·雪莱
[珀西·比希·雪萊]
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet
Kǎsīdìlìyà· Lái'áng
卡斯蒂利亚·莱昂
[卡斯蒂利亞·萊昂]
- Castilla-Leon, north Spanish province
Yéláinuó· Yángkēwéiqí
耶莱娜·扬科维奇
[耶萊娜·揚科維奇]
- Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player
Mòníkǎ· Láiwēnsījī
莫尼卡·莱温斯基
[莫尼卡·萊溫斯基]
- Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern
Aìgénísī· Shǐmòtèlái
艾格尼丝·史沫特莱
[艾格尼絲·史沫特萊]
- Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
Běiláiyīn· Wēisītèfǎlúnzhōu
北莱茵·威斯特法伦州
[北萊茵·威斯特法倫州]
- Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany