Lü Bu (d. 199), a famous general and warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty known for his unmatched martial skill and betrayal of his allies.

Lü Buwei (c. 291-235 BC), a powerful merchant and statesman of the State of [[秦国|秦國|qin2 guo2]] during the late Warring States period; he served as Chancellor of Qin and oversaw the compilation of the [[吕氏春秋|呂氏春秋|lu:3 shi4 chun1 qiu1]]

prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province

Lü Meng (178–219), a famous general of the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period; originally uneducated, he later became highly learned through study, giving rise to the idiom [[吴下阿蒙|吳下阿蒙|wu2 xia4 a1 meng2]].

Luzon island in the northern Philippines

Empress Lü (241-180 BC), also known as Empress Lü Zhi, the influential consort of Emperor Gaozu and the first woman to rule China as an empress dowager during the Han Dynasty

Lüliang, a prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province [[山西省|山西省|shan1 xi1 sheng3]]

A famous Tang Dynasty scholar and Taoist priest, widely worshipped as one of the [[八仙|八仙|ba1 xian1]]. He is depicted as a dignified figure with a sword and is considered the founder of the Quanzhen school of Taoism.

Luzon Island, the largest and northernmost island of the Philippines

A type of local opera originating from the Shandong Qinshu storytelling art form; popular in Shandong, Henan, and northern parts of Jiangsu and Anhui.

(literary) ancient Chinese bamboo pitch-pipes used to calibrate musical instruments; the six odd-numbered pipes were called "lǜ" and the six even-numbered pipes were called "lǚ"

To mistake a person's good intentions for bad ones and turn against them; to fail to recognize someone's kindness. This is the first part of a two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu), where the second part is [[不识好人心|不識好人心|bu4 shi2 hao3 ren2 xin1]].

(c. 1100 BC) a famous sage advisor to [[周文王|周文王|zhou1 wen2 wang2]] of the Zhou Dynasty; also known as [[吕尚|呂尚|lu:3 shang4]] and the purported author of the military classic [[六韬|六韜|liu4 tao1]]

Lǚ Zǔqiān (1137-1181), distinguished Southern Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher and historian who co-compiled the influential anthology Reflections on Things at Hand

Lübeck, a city in Germany

famous strategist and advisor to King Wen and King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty who helped overthrow the Shang Dynasty

A phonologist of the Jin Dynasty (266–420 AD) who compiled the now-lost rhyming dictionary [[韵集|韻集|yun4 ji2]]; younger brother of the lexicographer [[吕忱|呂忱|lu:3 chen2]].

Alternate name for the Tang Dynasty scholar and folk hero [[吕洞宾|呂洞賓|lu:3 dong4 bin1]], who is one of the Eight Immortals.

Saarbrücken, the capital city of Saarland in Germany

Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines)

Zeebrugge, a port city in Belgium

(Jin dynasty) Scholar and philologist known for writing the dictionary [[字林|字林|zi4 lin2]], which expanded on the earlier [[说文解字|說文解字|shuo1 wen2 jie3 zi4]].

Extremely valuable or weighty; used as a metaphor for things, words, or individuals that carry immense significance, authority, or influence

one of the modes in traditional Chinese music, used as a melodic framework for tunes in Yuan dynasty opera and northern traditional music

Chinese writer (1946-) better known by his pen name [[姜戎|姜戎|jiang1 rong2]]

cigar, specifically a high-quality cigar originally imported from the Philippines; named after the island of Luzon.

Lü Yan (lived c. 874), a poet of the Tang dynasty

(literary) the crescent-bladed polearm (fangtian huaji) famously wielded by the warrior [[吕布|呂布|lu:3 bu4]] during the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period

The Lüshi Chunqiu (Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals), a comprehensive Chinese classic text compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of the Qin Dynasty Chancellor [[吕不韦|呂不韋|lu:3 bu4 wei2]]. It is a major compendium of the philosophies of the [[诸子百家|諸子百家|zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1]].

Classic educational text for tutoring children in self-cultivation, conduct, and politics, compiled by the Lü family during the Song Dynasty

Alternative name for the classic text [[吕氏春秋|呂氏春秋|lu:3 shi4 chun1 qiu1]]

an alternative name for Jiang Ziya, a high official and military strategist who helped King Wu of Zhou overthrow the Shang dynasty

archaic name for Manila, the capital city of the Philippines

a dog biting [[吕洞宾|呂洞賓|lu:3 dong4 bin1]]; to mistreat a person who is trying to help you or show you kindness