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Ly vs Li - What's the difference?

ly | li |

As a noun ly

is reason.

ly

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy)

    • Synonyms

    * LY * lightyear

    Derived terms

    * kly * Mly * Gly

    See also

    * psc * pc ----

    li

    English

    Etymology 1

    An early romanization of (etyl) (zh) .

    Noun

    (li)
  • The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters).
    • Synonyms
    * Chinese mile

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (li)
  • A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (li)
  • (Chinese philosophy) A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.

    • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (li)
  • An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.

    • Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----