李丽珊

李麗珊

Lǐ Lìshān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Lee Lai-Shan, Hong Kong windsurfer, 1996 Olympic gold medalist

About Lee Lai-shan

born 1970 · 运动员 athlete

Hong Kong windsurfer who won Hong Kong's first Olympic gold medal, at the 1996 Atlanta Games, the only one won under British rule. Her cry that Hong Kong athletes are not rubbish became a famous saying.

Also called 珊珊

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Examples

HSK 7-9

李丽珊为香港赢得了第一枚奥运金牌。

Lǐ Lìshān wèi Xiānggǎng yíngdé le dìyī méi Àoyùn jīnpái.

Lee Lai-Shan won Hong Kong's first-ever Olympic gold medal.

HSK 7-9

李丽珊在长洲长大，从小就与帆板结缘。

Lǐ Lìshān zài Cháng zhōu zhǎngdà, cóngxiǎo jiù yǔ fānbǎn jiéyuán.

Lee Lai-Shan grew up on Cheung Chau and took to windsurfing from a young age.

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culture

Her famous cry was Cantonese: 香港運動員唔係垃圾 (hoeng¹ gong² wan⁶ dung⁶ jyun⁴ m⁴ hai⁶ laap⁶ saap³), with 唔係 (m⁴ hai⁶) where Mandarin says 不是. Hong Kong honoured her by proposing her nickname, 珊珊, as a Pacific typhoon name.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

丽 lì

珊 shān

李丽珊