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Mandarin
Romanization
Lí (li2, Zhuyin ㄌㄧˊ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 黎
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 李.
Proper noun
Lí • (李)
- a surname from Chinese
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 理.
Proper noun
Lí
- a unisex given name from Chinese
Usage notes
- Lí is the spelling used by textbooks published by the Ministry of Education and Formation. It is used in, at least, literature textbooks (e.g. nhà Lí (“the Li dynasty”)). In some history textbooks, however, Lý is inexplicably used instead (e.g. nhà Lý (“the Ly dynasty”)).