行李

From 行理 (“messenger”).

行李

1. belongings one carries for travelling; luggage; baggage (Classifier: 件 m c; 奇 mn)

   行李托運／行李托运  ―  xínglǐ tuōyùn  ―  bag drop

   行李安檢／行李安检  ―  xínglǐ ānjiǎn  ―  luggage inspection

   行李寄存處／行李寄存处  ―  xínglǐ jìcúnchù  ―  luggage deposit

   托運行李／托运行李  ―  tuōyùn xínglǐ  ―  to check through luggage

   行李傳送帶／行李传送带  ―  xínglǐ chuánsòngdài  ―  baggage carousel

   請把他的行李拿回家。 [MSC, trad.]
   请把他的行李拿回家。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qǐng bǎ tā de xíngli ná huíjiā. [Pinyin]

   Please take his luggage back home.

   行李讓雨給淋濕了。 [MSC, trad.]
   行李让雨给淋湿了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xíngli ràng yǔ gěi lìnshī le. [Pinyin]

   The luggage was soaked by rain.

   • 事勢日迫，念侯有妹壻任兵部侍郎，從衛在洪州，遂遣二故吏先部送行李往投之。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     事势日迫，念侯有妹婿任兵部侍郎，从卫在洪州，遂遣二故吏先部送行李往投之。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 11 Sept 1132, 李清照 (Li Qingzhao),《〈金石錄〉後序》

     Shìshì rì pò, niàn hóu yǒu mèixù rèn bīngbù shìláng, cóngwèi zài Hóngzhōu, suì qiǎn èr gùlì xiān bùsòng xínglǐ wǎng tóu zhī. [Pinyin]

     The situation was getting more serious by the day. I thought of my husband's brother-in-law, an executive in the Ministry of War on garrison duty in Hongzhou, and I dispatched two former employees [of my husband] to go ahead to my brother-in-law, taking the baggage.

   • “我們現在要往登州府去訪蓬萊閣的勝景，因此特來約你。車子已替你雇了，你趕緊收拾行李，就此動身罷。”老殘行李本不甚多，不過古書數卷，儀器幾件，收檢也極容易，頃刻之間便上了車。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     “我们现在要往登州府去访蓬莱阁的胜景，因此特来约你。车子已替你雇了，你赶紧收拾行李，就此动身罢。”老残行李本不甚多，不过古书数卷，仪器几件，收检也极容易，顷刻之间便上了车。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can

     “Wǒmen xiànzài yào wǎng Dēngzhōu fǔ qù fǎng Péngláigé de shèngjǐng, yīncǐ tè lái yuē nǐ. Chēzi yǐ tì nǐ gù le, nǐ gǎnjǐn shōushí xínglǐ, jiù cǐ dòngshēn ba.” Lǎocán xínglǐ běn bùshèn duō, bùguò gǔshū shù juàn, yíqì jǐ jiàn, shōujiǎn yě jí róngyì, qǐngkèzhījiān biàn shàng le chē. [Pinyin]

     “We are heading towards Dengzhou District to visit the scenic Penglai Pavilion, and we came specially to invite you. A cart has been hired for you, so pack up your baggage quickly and we’ll set out.” Lao Can’s baggage was not very bulky, consisting only of a few books and some instruments, so it was easy to pack, and they were soon seated in their carts.

   • 我買票，他忙着照看行李。行李太多了，得向腳夫行些小費，才可過去，他便又忙着和他們講價錢。 [MSC, trad.]
     我买票，他忙着照看行李。行李太多了，得向脚夫行些小费，才可过去，他便又忙着和他们讲价钱。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1925, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《背影》, translated by Zhang Peiji (张培基)

     Wǒ mǎi piào, tā máng zhe zhàokàn xínglǐ. Xínglǐ tài duō le, děi xiàng jiǎofū xíng xiē xiǎofèi, cái kě guòqù, tā biàn yòu máng zhe hé tāmen jiǎng jiàqián. [Pinyin]

     While I was at the booking office buying a ticket, father saw to my luggage. There was quite a bit of luggage and he had to bargain with the porter over the fee.

2. (Classical) herald; messenger

   • 若舍鄭以為東道主，行李之往來，共其乏困，君亦無所害。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     若舍郑以为东道主，行李之往来，共其乏困，君亦无所害。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Ruò shě Zhèng yǐ wéi dōngdào zhǔ, xínglǐ zhī wǎnglái, gōng qí fákùn, jūn yì wú suǒ hài. [Pinyin]

     Should you leave Zheng as the host of the road to the east, it would provide your envoys who stop over here with necessities, and this would surely be no harm to Your Lordship.

Others:

• → Uyghur: شىڭلى (shingli)

• 行裝／行装 (xíngzhuāng)

• Duffus, William (1883) “baggage”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 16

/kauri/ → /kɔːri/ → /koːri/

From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 行李 (MC haeng liX, “baggage, luggage”). First cited in Japanese in a section of the 続日本紀 (Shoku Nihongi) dated to 706.^[1]

• (Tokyo) こーり [kóꜜòrì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2][3][4]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɾʲi]

行(こう)李(り) • (-kōri) ^{←かうり (-kauri)?}

1. [from 1867] used to count items of luggage, cargo, or freight: box, bundle, item, bale, package

More commonly encountered with the shortened reading kori.^[1][2][4]

行(こう)李(り) • (kōri) ^{←かうり (kauri)?}

1. [from 1612] a wicker trunk used as luggage, with a lid that slides down over the top, generally made of bamboo, willow, or wisteria

   Synonym: 葛籠 (tsuzura, more general term for any wicker basket or box)

2. [from 892] a messenger, an envoy

   Synonym: 使者 (shisha)

3. [from 706] luggage, baggage (what one takes on a trip to contain one's possessions)

   Synonym: 荷物 (nimotsu)

4. [from early 1100s] a trip, a voyage (by extension from the luggage sense)

   Synonyms: 旅 (tabi), 旅行 (ryokō)

5. [from 1939] (historical, military) in the former Japanese army, the unit tasked with transporting materiel and supplies: military logistics

/kɔːri/ → /kori/

Analyzable as a shortening of the kōri reading. First cited in 1523.^[5]

• (Tokyo) こり [kóꜜrì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2][3][4]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾʲi]

行(こ)李(り) • (-kori) 

1. [from late 1870s] used to count items of luggage, cargo, or freight: box, bundle, item, bale, package

行(こ)李(り) • (kori) 

1. [from 1523] a bundle of one or more pieces of luggage secured with rope or cord
2. [from 1603] a wicker trunk used as luggage, with a lid that slides down over the top, generally made of bamboo, willow, or wisteria

   Synonym: 葛籠 (tsuzura, more general term for any wicker basket or box)

Shift from earlier kōri reading to adopt the tō-on reading for the initial 行 character. May be either a later re-borrowing from Chinese, or influenced by later changes in Chinese pronunciation.

First attested in the 1230s.^[6]

This reading is not included in various dictionaries^[2][3][4] and may be obsolete.

• (Tokyo) あんり [áꜜǹrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠n̺ɾʲi]

行(あん)李(り) • (anri) 

1. [from 1230s] (Zen Buddhism) alternative spelling of 行履 (anri): daily life, what one does in a regular day

   Synonyms: 行住坐臥 (gyōjūzaga, Zen terminology, literally “going, staying, sitting, lying down”), 日常生活 (nichijō seikatsu, general terminology, literally “daily lifestyle”)

2. [from 1548] (archaic, possibly obsolete) luggage, baggage (what one takes on a trip to contain one's possessions)

   Synonym: 荷物 (nimotsu)

3. [from 1717] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a messenger, an envoy

   Synonym: 使者 (shisha)

行李

1. chữ Hán form of hành lí (“luggage; baggage”)