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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1厘米 厘米 li2 mi3centimeter; also written 厘米 ; centimeter; also written 厘米
2厘清 釐清 qīngli2 qing1to clarify (the facts); clarification
3析毫剖厘 析毫剖釐 háo pōu xi1 hao2 pou1 li2to analyze in the finest detail
4无厘头 無厘頭 tóuwu2 li2 tou2silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
5梳乎厘 梳乎厘 shū shu1 hu1 li2soufflé (loanword)
6梳芙厘 梳芙厘 shū shu1 fu2 li2soufflé (loanword)
7市厘 市厘 shì shi4 li2li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter)
8失之毫厘,谬以千里 失之毫厘,謬以千里 shī zhī háo , miù qiān shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , miu4 yi3 qian1 li3a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
9失之毫厘,差之千里 失之毫釐,差之千里 shī zhī háo , chà zhī qiān shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , cha4 zhi1 qian1 li3a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
10失之毫厘,差以千里 失之毫釐,差以千里 shī zhī háo , chà qiān shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , cha4 yi3 qian1 li3a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
11立方厘米 立方厘米 fāng li4 fang1 li2 mi3cubic centimeter
12厘析 釐析 li2 xi1to analyze in detail
13厘升 厘升 shēngli2 sheng1centiliter
14巴厘 巴厘 Ba1 li2Bali Island; now written 巴厘 ; Bali (island province of Indonesia)
15厘克 厘克 li2 ke4centigram
16厘金 厘金 jīnli2 jin1a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion
17毫厘千里 毫釐千里 háo qiān hao2 li2 qian1 li3A small deviation may result in wide divergence. (idiom)
18毫厘不爽 毫釐不爽 háo shuǎnghao2 li2 bu4 shuang3not to deviate an iota (idiom); to be extremely accurate
19公厘 公釐 gōng gong1 li2decigram; millimeter
20车厘子 車釐子 chē ziche1 li2 zi5(American) cherry (loanword)
21差之毫厘,失之千里 差之毫釐,失之千里 chā zhī háo , shī zhī qiān cha1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , shi1 zhi1 qian1 li3the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile
22差之毫厘,谬以千里 差之毫釐,謬以千里 chā zhī háo , miù qiān cha1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , miu4 yi3 qian1 li3the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile
23巴厘岛 巴厘島 dǎoBa1 li2 Dao3Bali (island in Indonesia)
24 li2one hundredth; centi-; Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 ; variant of