lǐ
lining
interior
inside
internal
also written 裏|里[li3]
nǎ lǐ
where?
somewhere
anywhere
wherever
nowhere (negative answer to question)
humble expression denying compliment
shǒu lǐ
in hand
(a situation is) in sb's hands
zì lǐ háng jiān
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
connotations
Suǒ mǎ lǐ
variant of 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3]
Somalia
gǔ zi lǐ
what sb feels (or knows etc) in his bones (derog.)
private understanding between individuals (derog.)
Lǐ áng
Lyon, French city on the Rhône
yè lǐ
during the night
at night
nighttime
Mǎn zhōu lǐ
Manzhouli county level city, Mongolian Manzhuur xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
àn dì li
secretly
inwardly
on the sly
Wàn Lǐ
Wan Li (1916-), PRC politician
Xiāng gé lǐ lā
Shangri-La (mythical location)
Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan
formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhōng diàn] in Tibetan province of Kham
Mǎ dé lǐ
variant of 馬德里|马德里[Ma3 de2 li3], Madrid
zuǐ lǐ
mouth
in the mouth
on one's lips
speech
words
xīn li huà
(to express one's) true feelings
what is on one's mind
secret mind
sǐ lǐ táo shēng
mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
to survive by the skin of one's teeth
Xī lā lǐ
Hillary (person name)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician, First lady during Bill Clinton's presidency 1993-2001, Senator for New York since 2001, US Secretary of state from 2009
Sān lǐ tún
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
biǎo lǐ
the outside and the inside
one's outward show and inner thoughts
exterior and interior
Sān lǐ hé
Sanlihe (Beijing street name)
lā lǐ
lari (currency of Georgia)
Ā lǐ shān
Alishan, mountain in Taiwan
Kǎi lǐ
Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州
Tuō lǐ
Toli county in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
hú lǐ hú tū
confused
vague
indistinct
muddle-headed
mixed up
in a daze
Bù lǐ sī bān
Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia
Yuàn lǐ
Yuanli town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Wān lǐ
Wanli district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Sà lǐ
Surrey (county in England)
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
one in a hundred
cream of the crop
méng zài gǔ lǐ
(lit.) kept inside a drum (idiom); completely in the dark
méng zài gǔ lǐ
variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]
xī li huā lā
(onom.) rustling sound
sound of rain or of sth falling down
in disorder
completely smashed
badly battered
broken to pieces
biǎo lǐ rú yī
external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
to think and act as one
Jū lǐ fū ren
Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel prize-winner in Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911
qíng kōng wàn lǐ
a clear and boundless sky
Kǎi lǐ shì
Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州
Lóng lǐ
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
dǎ xīn yǎn li
from the bottom of one's heart
heartily
sincerely
biǎo lǐ bù yī
outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
saying one thing but meaning sth different
dú wàn juǎn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lù
see 行萬裡路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书[xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juǎn shū]
Wān lǐ qū
Wanli district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Bā lǐ kūn
Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地區|哈密地区[Hā mì dì qū], Xinjiang
Mǎn zhōu lǐ shì
Manzhouli county level city, Mongolian Manzhuur xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
Píng ān lǐ
Ping'an Li (street name in Beijing)
Xī lā lǐ · Kè lín dùn
Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician, First lady during Bill Clinton's presidency 1993-2001, Senator for New York since 2001, US Secretary of state from 2009
xiào lǐ cáng dāo
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions
when the fox preaches, look to the geese
Xiāng gé lǐ lā xiàn
Shangri-La county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan
formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhōng diàn] in Tibetan province of Kham
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī Shī
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Yuàn lǐ zhèn
Yuanli town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Sī wǎ xī lǐ yǔ
Swahili (language)
Kiswahili
Jiā lǐ màn dān
Kalimantan (Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)
Dì lí bō lǐ
Tripoli, capital of Libya
Tripoli, city in north Lebanon
huà lǐ yǒu huà
to have hidden meaning
implication
more than just the apparent meaning
something hinted
Lóng lǐ xiàn
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
biān pì rù lǐ
penetrated
trenchant
incisive
Xiè lǐ fū
Sharif (name)
Nawaz Sharif (1949-), Pakistani politician
Tuō lǐ xiàn
Toli county in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
Bā lǐ kūn xiàn
Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地區|哈密地区[Hā mì dì qū], Xinjiang
pī li pā la
variant of 批哩啪啦[pī li pā la]
chuāi zài huái lǐ
to tuck into one's bosom
also written 搋在懷裡|搋在怀里
Mǎ lǐ yà nà hǎi gōu
Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)
Āi lǐ wēn
Yerevan, capital of Armenia 亞美尼亞|亚美尼亚[Yà měi ní yà] in the Caucasus
Jiā lǐ màn dān dǎo
Kalimantan island (Indonesian name for Borneo island)
xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ
Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic letters
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juǎn shū
Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
Bā lǐ kūn Hā sà kè zì zhì xiàn
Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地區|哈密地区[Hā mì dì qū], Xinjiang
Mù lǐ Zàng zú zì zhì xiàn
Muli Tibetan autonomous county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan
lǐ bian r
erhua variant of 裡邊|里边[li3 bian5]
Bó lǐ kè lì
Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war
Wǎ lǐ sī
Wallis (name)
John Wallis (1616-1703), English mathematician, precursor of Newton
Pà lā mǎ lǐ bó
Paramaribo, capital of Suriname
qū lǐ guǎi wān
winding and turning (idiom)
Sà lǐ jùn
Surrey (county in south England)
Tuō lǐ chāi lì
Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo
Fú lǐ dūn
Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone
Bā lǐ kūn cǎo yuán
Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang
xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juǎn shū
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
Pǔ lǐ shí dì nà
Pristina, capital of Kosovo 科索沃
Bù lǐ qí dùn
Bridgetown, capital of Barbados
Gān bā lǐ
Professor Ibrahim Gambari (1944-), Nigerian scholar and diplomat, ambassador to UN 1990-1999, UN envoy to Burma from 2007
lǐ chū wài jìn
uneven
in disorder
everything sticking out
Ā hè dì sà lǐ
Martti Ahtisaari (1937-), Finnish diplomat and politician, veteran peace negotiator and 2008 Nobel peace laureate
xíng qiān lǐ lù , dú wàn juǎn shū
see 行萬裡路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书[xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juǎn shū]
Kù lǐ tí bā
Curitiba (city in Brazil)
Fú léi dé lǐ kè dùn
Fredericton, capital of New Brunswick, Canada
Kè lǐ mù bàn dǎo
Crimea
the Crimean peninsula
ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn
lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
yóu kè lǐ lǐ qín
ukulele
traditional form also written 烏克麗麗
Ā wǎ lǐ dé
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
Suǒ fú kè lǐ sī
Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek playwright
lǐ gōu wài lián
to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside
attacked from both inside and out
Sài wéi lǐ nuò
(Jean-Michel) Severino, CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Fú luò lǐ sī dǎo
Flores, Indonesia
also written 弗洛勒斯島|弗洛勒斯岛 [Fú lùo lēi sī dǎo]
tǒng lǐ shè yú
to shoot fish in a barrel
to attempt sth too easy
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī Shī
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
lǐ jìn wài chū
too many people coming and going (idiom)
mài kē lǐ
(Mike) McCurry (White House spokesperson)
méng zài gǔ lǐ
variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]
huà lǐ tào huà
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information
to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
Péi lǐ kè lì sī
Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war
also written 伯裡克利|伯里克利[Bó lǐ kè lì]
Yī lǐ gé ruì
Irigaray (psychoanalyst, feminist)
hā lǐ sēn shǐ mì tè
Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 1 7 astronaut)
rèn zhī shén jīng xīn lǐ xué
cognitive neuropsychology
mài kē lǐ
(Mike) McCurry (White House spokesperson)
chuāi zài huái lǐ
to tuck into one's bosom
also written 揣在懷裡|揣在怀里
hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?
what's going on?
mián lǐ cáng zhēn
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
hú li hú tú
confused
vague
indistinct
muddle-headed
mixed up
in a daze
wō li dòu
internal strife (family, group, etc)
wō li hèng
(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home
wō li fǎn
see 窩裡鬥|窝里斗[wo1 li5 dou4]
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi
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
kàn zài yǎn li
to observe
to take it all in
lǐ zi
lining
(fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
lǐ yìng wài hé
to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
(fig.) to act together
yún lǐ wù lǐ
amidst the clouds and mist
(fig.) mystified
puzzled
xuě lǐ hóng
potherb mustard
Brassica juncea var. crispifolia
xuě lǐ hóng
potherb mustard
Brassica juncea var. crispifolia
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
to look for bones in an egg
to find fault
to nitpick (idiom)
Mài dù gǔ lǐ
Maiduguri, city in north Nigeria
Dá wū lǐ hán yā
(bird species of China) Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus)
jì zài xīn li
to keep in mind
to store in one's heart
to remember perfectly
lǐ ji
(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
Lǐ Hǎi dì yā
(bird species of China) Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi)
lǐ shǒu
expert
left-hand side (of a machine)
left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
yóu biǎo jí lǐ
to proceed from the outside to the inside
to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
fàng zài yǎn lǐ
to pay attention to
to care about
to attach importance to
pī li pā lā
(onom.) to crackle and rattle
to pitter-patter
nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ
you're too kind
you flatter me
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
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]
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
bàn biǎo bàn lǐ
half outside, half inside
half interior, half exterior
pī li pā lā
variant of 噼裡啪啦|噼里啪啦[pi1 li5 pa1 la1]
yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù
just as bad
not much better
bù zhī jiù lǐ
unaware of the inner workings
naive
unwitting
tǔ lǐ tǔ qì
unsophisticated
rustic
uncouth
yè li
during the night
at night
nighttime
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
xīn li měi luó bo
Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
xīn lǐ yǎng yang
lit. itchy heart
to be itching to do sth (idiom)
xīn li yǒu guǐ
to have secret motives
to have a guilty conscience
xīn lǐ yǒu shù
to know the score (idiom)
to be well aware of the situation
cóng lǐ dào wài
from the inside to the outside
through and through
thoroughly
wǎng xīn li qù
to take sth to heart
to take sth seriously
bù míng jiù lǐ
not to understand the situation
unaware of the ins and outs