li

inside, interior, within

DEFINITIONS

裡 lǐ
  • variant of 裡|里[li3]
  • lining
  • interior
  • inside
  • internal
  • also written 裏|里[li3]
  • Li (surname)
  • li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  • neighborhood
  • ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  • (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels

WORDS

不明就 bù míng jiù lǐ not to understand the situation; unaware of the ins and outs
不知就 bù zhī jiù lǐ unaware of the inner workings; naive; unwitting
也好不到哪去 yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù just as bad; not much better
傻氣 shǎ li shǎ qì foolish; stupid
啪啦 pī li pā lā variant of 噼裡啪啦|噼里啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la1]
半表半 bàn biǎo bàn lǐ half outside, half inside; half interior, half exterior
吃著碗,看著鍋 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
吃著碗,瞧著鍋 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ see 吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡|吃着碗里,看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]
爬外 chī lǐ pá wài to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds you
nǎ lǐ where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里
nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ you're too kind; you flatter me
zuǐ lǐ mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
啪啦 pī li pā lā (onom.) to crackle and rattle; to pitter-patter
四下 sì xià li all around
土氣 tǔ lǐ tǔ qì unsophisticated; rustic; uncouth
yè li during the night; at night; nighttime
行間 zì lǐ háng jiān between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning; connotations
jiā lǐ home
蹲 jiā lǐ dūn recluse; hikikomori person
封底 fēng dǐ lǐ inside back cover
fēng lǐ inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)
小氣 xiǎo li xiǎo qì stingy; petty
jiù lǐ inside story
往心去 wǎng xīn li qù to take sth to heart; to take sth seriously
往死 wǎng sǐ lǐ (coll.) (to beat etc) to death
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