大理 Traditional form: 大理 Pinyin (reading): Dàlǐ Definitions: see 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu) see 大理市 ( Dàlǐ Shì) Characters: 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep 理 - science, reason, logic; to manage Traditional characters: 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep 理 - science, reason, logic; to manage