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Moderateli
The correct spelling is li.
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noun
IPA: /liː/
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The correct spelling is li. The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
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Definition
noun
- 1.The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
- 2.The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.
- 3.A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.
- 4.A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.
- 5.An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.
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