明里暗里 míng lǐ àn lǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. overtly and secretly
  2. explicitly and implicitly

CHARACTERS

明 míng
HSK 1
bright, light, brilliant; clear
里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane
暗 àn
HSK 5
dark; obscure; in secret, covert
里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane