Results for “裡”

both publicly and privately / both overtly and secretly / both explicitly and implicitly

privately / secretly / behind closed doors

winding and turning (idiom)

hooliganism / rowdyism

to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance

one in a hundred / cream of the crop

to observe / to take it all in

can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom) / unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind / not prepared to turn a blind eye

see 眼裡容不得沙子|眼里容不得沙子[yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi]

lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom) / fig. to pick the best out of a bad group

lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs / fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)

see 窩裡鬥|窝里斗[wō li dòu]

(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home

lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom) / friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese

lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) / fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders

(slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhǎo sǐ] via its near homophone 照屎[zhào shǐ])

what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?

connoisseur / expert

outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom) / not what it seems / saying one thing but meaning sth different

to keep in mind / to store in one's heart / to remember perfectly

to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed

one's words carry an implicit meaning

messy / slovenly / unkempt

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom) / to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)

to look for bones in an egg / to find fault / to nitpick (idiom)

potherb mustard (Brassica juncea var. crispifolia)

amidst the clouds and mist / (fig.) mystified / puzzled

penetrated / trenchant / incisive

suddenly / unexpectedly

variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[méng zài gǔ lǐ]

Caspian Sea

(bird species of China) Turkestan ground jay / Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi)

variant of 吃裡扒外|吃里扒外[chī lǐ pá wài]

see 道裡區|道里区[Dào lǐ Qū]

Daoli, a district of Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Hā ěr bīn Shì], Heilongjiang

variant of 雪裡蕻|雪里蕻[xuě lǐ hóng]