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伊莉莎白

Yī lì shā báidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Elizabeth / also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a9de51dd10208038. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

伊莉莎白 伊莉莎白 [Yi1 li4 sha1 bai2] /Elizabeth/also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白/

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  • 伊
    yī

    (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that / (bound form) Iraq (abbr. for 伊拉克[Yī lā kè]) / (bound form) Iran (abbr. for 伊朗[Yī lǎng])

    Yī

    surname Yi

  • 莉
    lì

    used in 茉莉[mò lì] / used in the transliteration of female names

  • 莎
    shā

    katydid (family Tettigoniidae) / phonetic "sha" used in transliteration

    suō

    used in 莎草[suō cǎo]

  • 白
    bái

    white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear / evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhēn xiàng dà bái]) / (bound form) plain / without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bái fàn]) / (bound form) to explain / to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[biàn bái]) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bái le tā yī yǎn]) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bái huà]) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[niàn bái]) / (bound form) reactionary / anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bái qū])

    Bái

    surname Bai / Bai ethnic group

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.