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ㄌㄧˇ [li3.Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  Reason, what is right, reasonable, and proper: 道 reason;
divine law, law of nature;
justice;
justifiablility, reasonableness;
不近情 unreasonable;
conforming to reason;
reasonable in speech or action, to weigh the pros and cons;
入情入 perfectly logical and reasonable;
取鬧 refuse to listen to reason;
直氣壯 selfconfident on the strength of one's being right;
所當然,當如此 it's only right and proper;
不可喻 will not listen to reason;
力爭 try to convince one's opponent with an argument;
屈詞窮 have nothing more to say on realizing one's own shaky stand;
虧 (of actions, arguments, etc.) indefensible;
短 ditto;
不合 improper and unreasonable;
應,合 duty-bound, as a matter of course, the proper course to take is…;
[li3you2]↓;
basic principles;
axioms.
(2)  Line, grain, vein, line of thought: 條 logical arrangement;
分明 (writing) clearly arranged;
有條有 properly and logically arranged, orderly;
proper disposition;
skin texture;
ditto;
veins, wood grain, arrangement of lines and curves;
literary style, diction;
清順 reads smoothly.
(3)  The rationale of things: 物 (學) physics;
the wherefore and why of things;
academic theories;
(學) a mental state;
學 psychology;
geography;
logic;
ethics;
[li3xUe2]↓.
(4)  The natural sciences: [li3ke1], [li3gong1]↓.
(5)  (AC) prison official, a judicial officer.
(6)  A surname.
V(1)  Take notice of, pay attention to: 不 ignore;
不要他 take no notice of him;
attend to (person, duty) halfheartedly;
[li3hui4]↓.
(2)  To polish (gems), hence, to clean up, regulate, arrange, repair, put in proper order, manage: 修 to mend;
(sl.) (of police methods) to give s.o. the works;
clear up (desk, drawer, room, books, etc.);
readjust, rearrange;
take care of (s.t.) oneself;
[li3fa3]↓;
頭髮 to comb hair;
(lit.) to comb hair, (fig.) straighten out or arrange (things, data) in proper order;
東西 clean up things;
書包 clean up the book bag (of a schoolchild);
行李 pack up baggage;
屋子 to tidy up the rooms a bit;
衣服 adjust clothing.
(3)  To manage: 喪事 manage a funeral;
[li3cai2]↓;
deal or cope with;
to rule or manage;
,代 act for (s.o.);
do, carry out;
be in control of;
manage;
supervise;
(總)經 (general) manage(r);
oversee;
exercise general supervision over, a director general, premier;
an assistant;
a deputy manager;
an assistant manager;
a deputy assistant manager;
[li3shi4]↓.
(4)  To review, go over (lessons): 書 review the lessons;
功課 review the school work.
(5)  Realize, appreciate, understand: 會,[li3hui4], [li3jie3]↓.
AdjOrderly, well-regulated: 則天下焉 (AC) then the country will be well-governed.
Words1.兒 [lie3er0], n., reason: 說不出兒來 cannot explain the reason why. 
2.髮 [li2fa3](1)  v.i., to cut hair; (2)  n., haircut: 髮師,髮匠 a barber, hairdresser; n., 髮店 a barbershop; beauty salon. 
3.工 [li3gong1], n., (departments, schools of) science and engineering. 
4.化 [li3hua4](1)  n., physics and chemistry; (2)  v.i., (LL) to govern and educate the people. 
5.會 [li3hui4], v.t., (1)  realize, appreciate, be clear about, understand (a situation, explanation); (2)  pay attention to, receive (a visitor or friend): 不加會 ignore (s.o. or s.t.); 別會他 don't pay any attention to him; 他一點也不會 he doesn't heed it at all; (3)  take care of, deal with, arbitrate or mediate, take measures or steps to; (4)  (AC) conform to. 
6.家 [li3zha1], v.i., manage domestic affairs: 她很會家 she is a very good housewife. 
7.障 [li3zhang4], n., (Budd.) hindrances to truth. 
8.解 [li2jie3], n. & v.t., apprehend, -sion, comprehend, -sion. 
9.智 [li3zhi4]1, n. & adj., the rational (faculty) esp. as opp. 情感 emotions. 
10.致 [li3zhi4]2, n., interesting point or development. 
11.科 [li3ke1], n., the physical sciences. 
12.亂 [li3luan4](1)  n. order or lack of it; [li3luan4], (2)  v.i., bring order out of chaos. 
13.路 [li3lu4], n., the logical sequence of things of events: 路分明 clear line of reasoning. 
14.論 [li3lun4](1)  n., theorizing, theories (opp. 實驗,實行 experimentation, practical application): 論上 theoretically; n., 空談論 empty speculation; 論與事實相左 conflict between theory and practice; 論化學 theoretical chemistry; 論科學 theoretical sciences; (2)  v.i., argue, debate, discuss: 我要和他論 I'll have to straighten out the matter with him. 
15.門(兒) [li3men2] ([li3merer0]), n., formerly, a sect against opium and drinking. 
16.想 [li2xiang3], n. & adj., ideal: 想與事實 ideal and reality; 想主義 idealism; 想家 an idealist; 想化 to idealize; 想上 in theory, ideally; 合乎想 be ideal; 最想的人物 most ideal choice for the job; 真太想了 really perfect, ideal. 
17.性 [li3xing4], n., (1)  rational faculty; (2)  reasonableness. 
18.事 [li3shi4](1)  n., a director (of firm, organization); n., 事會 board of directors; 事長 chairman of the board (of directors); (2)  v.t., to direct (business operations, etc.). 
19.學 [li3xUe2], n., (1)  the moral theories of the Suhng Neo-Confucian scholars; (2)  學士 a bachelor of science. 
20.睬 [li2cai3], v.t., take notice of, pay attention to, heed the presence of (s.o.). 
21.財 [li3cai2], v.i., administer financial affairs: 財家 a financier. 
22.由 [li3you2], n., reasons, arguments for or against: 說不出由 cannot give the reason; 發展的由 reason for the development.