蓝利 (lánlì): Lê Lợi (Vietnamese national her…

Meanings

1 Lê Lợi (Vietnamese national hero, founder of the Lê dynasty); also a Chinese given name

Characters

蓝

lán

blue (Chinese surname); phonetic 'lê'

利

lì

benefit; phonetic 'lợi'

Examples

蓝利是越南历史上的民族英雄。

Lánlì shì Yuènán lìshǐ shàng de mínzú yīngxióng.

Lê Lợi is a national hero in Vietnamese history.

胡志明市有一条蓝利大街。

Húzhìmíng Shì yǒu yì tiáo Lánlì dàjiē.

Ho Chi Minh City has a Lê Lợi Boulevard.

Tips

usage

蓝利 is most commonly seen as a Chinese-style transliteration of the Vietnamese hero Lê Lợi (the standard rendering is 黎利 Lí Lì). It can also serve as a Chinese personal name — 蓝 'blue' is a Chinese surname and 利 'benefit' a common given-name character.

In Pop Culture

黎利 Lílì

Lê Lợi

Vietnamese hero (1385-1433) who led the Lam Sơn uprising against Ming Chinese occupation and founded the Lê dynasty in 1428. His Vietnamese name 'Lê Lợi' is rendered in Chinese as 黎利 or sometimes 蓝利.