(り) (n) (1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos; (P) [EDICT]
(ことわり) (n) (See 道理) reason; truth; way of things; justice [EDICT]
(lǐ, ㄌㄧˇ) texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up [CE-DICT]
别
(bié, ㄅㄧㄝˊ) leave; depart; separate; distinguish; classify; other; another; do not; must not; to pin [CE-DICT]
(biè, ㄅㄧㄝˋ) see 彆扭|别扭, contrary; difficult; awkward [CE-DICT]
