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大理

dà lǐ

2-character word

What 大理 means

1. judicial officer
2. justice of the peace (old)

Other readings

大理 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Dà lǐsee {大理白族自治州|Dà lǐ Bái zú Zì zhì zhōu}; see {大理市|Dà lǐ Shì}

The characters in 大理

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence

Words starting with 大理

• 大理石dà lǐ shímarble
• 大理市Dà lǐ ShìDali, a county-level city in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州
• 大理花dà lǐ huādahlia (loanword)

Words containing 大理

• 远大理想yuǎn dà lǐ xiǎnglofty ideal
• 埃尔金大理石Āi ěr jīn dà lǐ shíthe Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of…