百里

Bǎilǐ
two-character surname Baili

CEDICT

Homographs

百里 bǎilǐ

Entry Composition

1 百 Bǎi surname Bai
=2 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels

Containing this entry

百里挑一 bǎilǐtiāoyī
  1. one in a hundred
  2. cream of the crop
百里香 bǎilǐxiāng thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
行百里者半九十 xíngbǎilǐzhěbànjiǔshí
  1. lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
  2. fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
  3. a task is not done until it's done
百里洲 Bǎilǐzhōu
行百里者半于九十 xíngbǎilǐzhěbànyújiǔshí