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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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noun

  1. 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. 2.The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m.
  3. 3.A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.
  4. 4.A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.
  5. 5.An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.

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