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Li vs Viss - What's the difference?

li | viss |

As nouns the difference between li and viss

is that li is the Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters) while viss is a Burmese unit of measure for weight, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds).

As a proper noun Li

is {{surname|from=Chinese}} of Chinese origin, a transcription of 李 (pinyin: .

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 ----

    viss

    English

    Alternative forms

    * vis

    Noun

    (es)
  • A Burmese unit of measure for weight, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds).