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luggage / CL:
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  *李* | 李* | *李
surname Li
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *李* | 李* | *李
plum
plum / CL: 個|个
Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer
lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another
lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom) / (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry
Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传
Sir Tim Berners-Lee (1955-), British computer scientist and co-creator of the World Wide Web
Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649
suitcase / baggage compartment / overhead bin / (car) trunk / boot
Lao Zi
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC
Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传
Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
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, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗 (795-824), reigned 821-825
Li Peng (1928-2019), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown
Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710
Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国
Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗 (778-820), reigned 805-820
Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰 irrigation system in Sichuan
Coco Lee (1975-), pop singer, songwriter and actress
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990
Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
luggage rack
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian
Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀, prime minister from 2004
Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International
Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗, (628-683), reigned 649-683
Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer / Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist
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
King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626
Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目
Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗 (809-827), reigned 825-827
ancient place in modern day Zhejiang Province
plum with bright red skin
Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939
Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗 (809-840), reigned 827-840
Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
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
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
Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician
false hero (who pretends to be 李逵); a fake
Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肅宗|肃宗 (711-762), reigned 756-762
Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書|北齐书
Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
Li Fuchun (1900-1975), Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, served as Vice Premier of the PRC
Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功
Choy Li Fut (Chinese martial art)
Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee
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
Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet
Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history
Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister
Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist
luggage office
Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US-trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960
Listeria monocytogene
Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯
Li Bai 李白 and Du Fu 杜甫
Lie algebra (math.)
Li Jilan 李季蘭|李季兰 or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
Li Cui, personal name of eighteenth Tang emperor Yizong 懿宗 (833-873), reigned 859-873
Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗 (761-806), reigned 805-806
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗 (685-762), reigned 712-756
Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor
Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏 around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏
Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD
Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
blackthorn
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
baggage tag
Li Keqiang (1955-2023), PRC politician, premier 2013-2023
Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party
Lie group (math.)
gooseberry
luggage that has been checked in (on flight)

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