| 临朐县 | Lín qú xiàn | Linqui county in Weifang 潍坊, Shandong |
| 临朝 | lín cháo | to hold a court audience; to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent) |
| 临桂 | Lín guì | Lingui county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi |
| 临桂县 | Lín guì xiàn | Lingui county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi |
| 临武 | Lín wǔ | Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州, Hunan |
| 临武县 | Lín wǔ xiàn | Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州, Hunan |
| 临死不怯 | lín sǐ bù qiè | equanimity in the face of death; to face dangers with assurance |
| 临江 | Lín jiāng | Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin |
| 临江市 | Lín jiāng shì | Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin |
| 临汾地区 | Lín fén dì qū | Linfen prefecture in Shanxi |
| 临汾市 | Lín fén shì | Linfen prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西 |
| 临沂 | Lín yí | Linyi prefecture level city in Shandong |
| 临沂地区 | Lín yí dì qū | Linyi prefecture in Shandong |
| 临沂市 | Lín yí shì | Linyi prefecture level city in Shandong |
| 临沭 | Lín shù | Linshu county in Linyi 临沂, Shandong |
| 临沭县 | Lín shù xiàn | Linshu county in Linyi 临沂, Shandong |
| 临河 | Lín hé | Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia |
| 临河区 | Lín hé qū | Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彦淖尔市, Inner Mongolia |
| 临河羡鱼 | lín hé xiàn yú | see 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 |
| 临泉 | Lín quán | Linquan County in Fuyang 阜阳, Anhui |
| 临泉县 | Lín quán xiàn | Linquan County in Fuyang 阜阳, Anhui |
| 临洮 | Lín táo | Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu |
| 临洮县 | Lín táo xiàn | Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu |
| 临海市 | Lín hǎi shì | Linhai county level city in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang |
| 临海水土志 | Lín hǎi shuǐ tǔ zhì | Seaboard geographic gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈莹 |
| 临海县 | Lín hǎi xiàn | Linhai county in east Zhejiang |
| 临淄 | Lín zī | Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong |
| 临淄区 | Lín zī qū | Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong |
| 临渊羡鱼 | lín yuān xiàn yú | see 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 |
临渊羡鱼不如退而
结网 | lín yuān xiàn yú bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng | rather than admiring fish, go home and weave a net |
临渊羡鱼，
不如退而结网 | lín yuān xiàn yú ,
bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng | better to go home and weave a net, than to stand by the pond and covet fish (idiom) |
| 临清市 | Lín qīng shì | Linqing county level city in Liaocheng 聊城, Shandong |
| 临渭 | Lín wèi | Linwei district of Wèinán city 渭南市, Shǎnxī |
| 临渭区 | Lín wèi qū | Linwei district of Wèinán city 渭南市, Shǎnxī |
| 临渴掘井 | lín kě jué jǐng | lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) |
| 临渴穿井 | lín kě chuān jǐng | lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late |
| 临湘 | Lín xiāng | Linxiang county level city in Yueyang 岳阳, Hunan |
| 临湘市 | Lín xiāng shì | Linxiang county level city in Yueyang 岳阳, Hunan |
| 临沧 | Lín cāng | Lincang prefecture level city in Yunnan |
| 临沧地区 | Lín cāng dì qū | Lincang prefecture in Yunnan |
| 临沧市 | Lín cāng shì | Lincang prefecture level city in Yunnan |
| 临漳 | Lín zhāng | Linzhang county in Handan 邯郸, Hebei |
| 临漳县 | Lín zhāng xiàn | Linzhang county in Handan 邯郸, Hebei |
| 临颍 | Lín yǐng | Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan |
| 临颍县 | Lín yǐng xiàn | Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan |
| 临潭 | Lín tán | Lintan county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu |
| 临潭县 | Lín tán xiàn | Lintan county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu |
| 临潼 | Lín tóng | Lintong district of Xi'an city 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 临潼区 | Lín tóng qū | Lintong district of Xi'an city 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 临泽 | Lín zé | Linze county in Zhangye 张掖, Gansu |
