藜

lí

name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album

Meaning

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藜麦límàiquinoa
蒺藜jíli(botany) caltrop; puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)
铁蒺藜tiějíli(military) caltrop
羹藜含糗gēnglíhánqiǔnothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
羹藜唅糗gēnglíhānqiǔnothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet