- 厘米 límǐ centimeterunit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- 巴厘岛 bālídǎo BaliIsland and province of Indonesia
- 厘清 líqīng to clarifyto sort out and make clear; to clarify facts, meanings, or boundaries
- 公厘 gōnglí millimeterA unit of length equal to one-thousandth of a meter; also used to measure rainfall. Same as [[毫米|毫米|hao2 mi3]].
- 厘定 lídìng to stipulate(literary) to organize and settle; to collate and stipulate rules or regulations
- 毫厘 háolí an iotathe least bit; an extremely small amount
- 巴厘 bālí BaliBali, an island province of Indonesia
- 立方厘米 lìfānglímǐ cubic centimetera unit of volume equal to one-millionth of a cubic meter; also known as [[立方公分|立方公分|li4 fang1 gong1 fen1]]
- 厘金 líjīn likinA form of internal tariff or provincial transit duty in late Imperial China, originally a tax of one-thousandth levied on goods in transit
- 分厘 fēnlí tiny bit(bound form) a very small amount; a tiny bit; equivalent to [[分毫|分毫|fen1 hao2]]
- 厘正 lízhèng to correct(literary) to correct, revise, or rectify; often used as a polite request for someone to critique or edit one's own writing or artwork
- 毫厘不爽 háolíbùshuǎng extremely accuratenot to deviate an iota; without the slightest error; just right
- 毫厘千里 háolíqiānlǐ a small error leads to a huge differenceA tiny mistake at the beginning results in a massive discrepancy in the end.
- 厘克 líkè centigram
- 厘升 líshēng centilitercentiliter; a unit of volume equal to one-hundredth of a liter
- 厘改 lígǎi to reviseto revise and reform; to correct or adjust a system or set of rules
- 厘析 líxī to analyze in detailto analyze or dissect in detail; to examine minutely
- 厘订 lídìng to revise and setto organize, revise, and finalize (such as a manuscript, an old calendar, or a policy)
- 厘革 lígé to rectify and reformTo reorganize and reform; to improve a system by correcting its faults.
- 失之毫厘,差之千里 shīzhīháolíchàzhīqiānlǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake(idiom) a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses; for the want of a nail the shoe was lost
- 失之毫厘,差以千里 shīzhīháolíchàyǐqiānlǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistakea minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses; a small error at the start can result in a wide divergence at the end
- 失之毫厘,谬以千里 shīzhīháolímiùyǐqiānlǐ a tiny error leads to a huge mistakea tiny lapse can lead to a huge error or discrepancy; small mistakes at the beginning result in huge losses later on
- 峇厘 bālí BaliBali island and province in Indonesia; this specific transliteration is primarily used in Singapore and Malaysia
- 嵫厘 zīlí towering and steep(literary) used to describe the appearance of a mountain that is towering and steep
- 差之毫厘,失之千里 chāzhīháolíshīzhīqiānlǐ a miss is as good as a milethe slightest initial error or difference will lead to a massive discrepancy in the final result
- 差之毫厘,谬以千里 chāzhīháolímiùyǐqiānlǐ a tiny error leads to a huge mistakea small error in the beginning can lead to a massive failure or discrepancy in the result; emphasizes that even the slightest detail requires precision; a miss is as good as a mile
- 市厘 shìlí shili (length)Traditional Chinese unit of length equal to 1/3 millimeter or 0.1 [[市分|市分|shi4 fen1]]
- 无厘头 wúlítóu nonsensicalabsurd; illogical; without rhyme or reason; (of humor) random or nonsensical
- 析毫剖厘 xīháopōulí to analyze in the finest detailTo break down and analyze something to the smallest detail; to be extremely thorough and penetrating in analysis
- 梳乎厘 shūhūlí soufflé(Hong Kong) (loanword) soufflé
- 梳芙厘 shūfúlí soufflésoufflé (loanword)
- 禽滑厘 qíngǔlí Qin GuliQin Guli (c. 470–400 BC), a student of the philosopher [[墨子|墨子|mo4 zi3]] during the Warring States period; he originally studied under Zixia before joining Mozi and is famous for leading three hundred Mohists to defend the state of Song against an invasion by Chu.
- 豪厘千里 háolíqiānlǐ small error leads to a huge differencea tiny discrepancy at the beginning can result in an enormous error at the end
- 车厘子 chēlízi cherrycherry, specifically the large dark red variety; a loanword from the English word "cherries"
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH