Lǐ Jiā xīn
Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International
Lǐ Shí zhēn
Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]
Lǐ Yàn hóng
Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
Lǐ Yà péng
Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
Lǐ Bái
Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
Lǐ Sī
Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC
Lǐ Lián jié
Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director
Lǐ Hóng zhāng
Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
Lǐ Kāi fù
Lee Kai-Fu (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, from 2005 Vice president of Google and president of Google China
Lǐ Shì mín
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649
Lǐ Dēng huī
Lee Teng-hui (1923-), Taiwanese politician, President of ROC 1988-2000
Lǐ Jiā chéng
Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
Lǐ Níng
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
Lǐ Kè qiáng
Li Keqiang (1955-), PRC politician, prime minister from 2013
Lǐ Bīng
Li Bing (c 230 BC) historical hydraulic engineer of DuJiangYan 都江堰
Lǐ Jìng
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Lǐ Kuí
Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传[Shui3 hu3 quan2 zhuan4]
Lǐ Dà zhāo
Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party
Lǐ Míng bó
Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013
Lǐ Wén
Coco Lee (1975-), pop singer, songwriter and actress
Lǐ Yù
Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
Lǐ Qīng zhào
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
Lǐ cāng
Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Lǐ Bīng bīng
Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
Lǐ Xiǎo lóng
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
Lǐ Shāng yǐn
Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
Lǐ shì
the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
Lǐ cháng chūn
Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
xíng li xiāng
suitcase
baggage compartment
overhead bin
(car) trunk
boot
Lǐ Ān
Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)
Lǐ Péng
Li Peng (1928-), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown
Lǐ Jùn
Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
Lǐ cāng qū
Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Lǐ sī tè
Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer
Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist
Lǐ Tiě
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
Lǐ Zé kǎi
Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
Lǐ Zì chéng
Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
Lǐ Sì
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
lǐ zhào xīng
Li Zhaoxing (PRC foreign minister)
Lǐ Xiān niàn
Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician
Lǐ Guāng yào
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990
tuō yùn xíng li
luggage that has been checked in (on flight)
Lǐ Zōng rén
Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction
Lǐ wéi
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian
Lǐ Hóng zhì
Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falung Gong 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 Gong1]
Lǐ Hè
Li He (790-816), Tang poet and author of 南园十三首
Lǐ Dé
Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
to confuse one thing with another
Lǐ Ruì huán
Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician
Lǐ Guǎng
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
Lǐ Yuān
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[Tang2 Gao1 zu3] (566-635), reigned 618-626
Lǐ Lán qīng
Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
Lǐ Zhèng dào
Tsung-Dao Lee (1926-), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate
Lǐ Chāng hào
Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player
Lǐ Zhé
Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), reigned 705-710
Lǐ Áng
Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗[Wen2 zong1] (809-840), reigned 827-840
Lǐ Zhì
Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], (628-683), reigned 649-683
Lǐ Sì guāng
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
Lǐ Shū tóng
Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4] after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] of 1911
Lǐ Yú
Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist
Lǐ Lōng jī
personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] (685-762), reigned 712-756
Lǐ Xuě jiàn
Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor
Lǐ Jiàn chéng
Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变
Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy
Lǐ Xiū xián
Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
Lǐ Líng
Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
Lǐ shì cháo xiǎn
Korean during the Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
tóu táo bào lǐ
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
to exchange gifts
Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
Lǐ Héng
Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗[Mu4 Zong1] (795-824), reigned 821-825
Lǐ Yuē sè
Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
Lǐ Xiǎn lóng
Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀[Li3 Guang1 yao4], prime minister from 2004
Lǐ Zhì
Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer
Lī Yè
Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗[Zhāo zōng] (867-904), reigned 888-904
Lǐ ěr wáng
King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Lǐ Shùn chén
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
Lǐ Fǎng
Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history
Lǐ Fù chūn
Li Fuchun (1900-1975), communist politician
Lǐ Hòu zhǔ
Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet
given name Li Yu 李煜
Lǐ Chún
Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗[Xian4 zong1] (778-820), reigned 805-820
Lǐ Chéng wǎn
Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960
lǐ dài táo jiāng
lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
to substitute one thing for another
to carry the can for sb
cài lǐ fó
Cai Li Fo, Choy Li Fut, Choy Lay Fut, Choi Lei Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Choy Ley Fut, Choi Lei Faht, Tsai Li Fo, Choi Leih Faht - Martial Art
Lǐ Dàn
Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗[Tang2 Rui4 zong1] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
Lǐ Guó háo
Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee
Lǐ Lín fǔ
Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
Zhang and Li (idiom); Zhang with tight trousers and Li with wide hat
Tom, Dick and Harry
Lǐ Dé lín
Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty
Táng Gāo zǔ Lǐ Yuān
Li Yuan (566-635), first Tang emperor Gaozu, reigned 618-626
Lǐ Chén
Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗[Xuan1 zong1] (810-859), reigned 846-859
Lǐ Chéng guì
Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)
Lǐ Kuò
Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗[De2 Zong1], (742-805), reigned 779-805
Lǐ Yuǎn zhé
Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
Lǐ Hēng
Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肃宗[Su4 zong1] (711-762), reigned 756-762
Lǐ Rǔ zhēn
Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror
Lǐ Kuī
Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]
Lǐ Bǎo jiā
Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
Lǐ Gōng pǔ
Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946
Lǐ Zhào
Li Zhao (c. 800), Tang dynasty scholar and official
Lǐ Zhàn
Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗[Jing4 Zong1] (809-827), reigned 825-827
Lǐ Yuán hào
Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏[Xi1 Xia4] around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏[Ning2 xia4]
Lǐ Áo
Li Ao (774-836), Tang dynasty scholar and writer, colleague of Han Yu 韓愈 in promoting classical writing 古文運動|古文运动
Lǐ Yù
Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗[Tai4 zong1] (727-779), reigned 762-779
Lǐ Zhèn fān
Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]
Lǐ Yán shòu
Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
Lǐ Mǐn yǒng
Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet
Lǐ Wá zhuàn
Tale of courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
Lǐ Jié rén
Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist
Lǐ Gé fēi
Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照
Lǐ Huì chāng
Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician
Lǐ Chéng jiāng
Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater
Lǐ Yīng
Li Ying (1963-), Japanese-educated Chinese documentary film director
Bó nà sī · Lǐ
Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and co-creator of the World Wide Web
Lǐ Bǎi yào
Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書|北齐书
Lǐ Zhù
Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝[Ai1 di4] (892-908), reigned 904-907
Lǐ bo kè nèi xī
Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD
Lǐ Lì shān
Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong
Lǐ Bó yuán
Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Lǐ wéi Shǐ tuó
Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist
Lǐ Wèi Gōng
Li Wei Gong
Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖 [Lǐ Jìng]
Zhāng Wáng Lǐ Zhào
anyone
Mr Average
any Tom, Dick or Harry
Lǐ Cháo wēi
Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传
Lǐ Chóng mào
Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝[Tang2 Shang1 Di4] (c. 695-715), reigned 710
yàn rú táo lǐ
lit. beautiful as peach and prune
fig. radiant beauty
xíng li chuán sòng dài
luggage conveyor belt
carousel
zuì lǐ
plum with bright red skin
Zuì lǐ
ancient place in modern day Zhejiang Province
Lǐ Lǜ yuán
Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the side-street 岐路燈|岐路灯
Lǐ Sòng
Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[Shun4 zong1] (761-806), reigned 805-806
Lǐ xī huò fēn
Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
Lǐ Yīng rú
Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists
Lǐ Xuān
Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗[Xi1 zhong1] (862-888), reigned 873-888
Lǐ Cuǐ
Li Cui, personal name of eighteenth Tang emperor Yizong 懿宗[Yi4 zong1] (833-873), reigned 859-873
Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Duì
”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang”, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Lǐ Jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū]
Lǐ Huái yuǎn
Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
Lǐ Yún nà
Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
also written 李誠恩|李诚恩[Li3 Cheng2 en1]
Lǐ Chán
Li Chan, personal name of sixteenth Tang Emperor Wuzong 武宗[Wu3 zong1] (814-846), reigned 840-846
Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù
four proverbial names
Tom, Dick and Harry
Lǐ Zhí fū
Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] style
Lǐ Chéng ēn
Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài
luggage conveyor belt
carousel
yǐ lǐ bào táo
lit. give a plum in exchange for a peach
to return a favor (idiom)
Lǐ shì Cháo xiǎn
Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)
Lǐ Lǜ yuán
Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯[Qi2 lu4 Deng1]
Lǐ Zhào xīng
Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister
Lǐ Wèi gōng
Li Wei Gong
Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]
Lǐ Lián jié
Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director
Lǐ Tiě guǎi
Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine
Lǐ Cháng chūn
Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
guā tián lǐ xià
abbr. for 瓜田不納履,李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠[gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1]
Tiě guǎi Lǐ
see 李鐵拐|李铁拐[Li3 Tie3 guai3]
Lǐ Yè
Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗[Zhao1 zong1] (867-904), reigned 888-904
Lǐ Zōng shèng
Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn duì
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Dà Lǐ Dù
Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] and Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
Lǐ Yě
Li Jilan 李季蘭|李季兰[Li3 Ji4 Lan2] or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
Lǐ Tiān lù
Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer
Lǐ Wá Zhuàn
Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简[Bai2 Xing2 jian3] along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
Lǐ Nà
Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
Lǐ Jì Lán
Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶[Li3 Ye3] (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
Bó nà sī · Lǐ
Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and co-creator of the World Wide Web