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鞭辟入里

biān pì rù lǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
penetrated / trenchant / incisive
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-51aa0472a3890854. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鞭闢入裡 鞭辟入里 [bian1 pi4 ru4 li3] /penetrated/trenchant/incisive/

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Other forms in these source records: 鞭闢入裡

  • 鞭
    biān

    whip or lash / to flog / to whip / conductor's baton / segmented iron weapon (old) / penis (of animal, served as food)

  • 辟
    bì

    (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bì]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bì])

    pì

    penal law / to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating / incisive

  • 入
    rù

    to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[rù shí]) / abbr. for 入聲|入声[rù shēng] / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

  • 里
    lǐ

    lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[lǐ] / li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels

    Lǐ

    surname Li

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.