thiên lí

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === thiên lý === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ li˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ lɪj˦˥] === Etymology 1 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 千里. ==== Noun ==== (classifier cây, bông, hoa) thiên lí Tonkin jasmine (Telosma cordata) bông thiên lí xào thịt bò ― stir-fried Tonkin jasmine flowers and beef ==== Noun ==== thiên lí great distance === Etymology 2 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 天理. ==== Noun ==== thiên lí (obsolete, literary) rules of nature; laws of nature; natural law Synonym: lẽ trời