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where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment
HSK 1
in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands
HSK 4
here
HSK 1
chest / heart; mind
HSK 2
during the night / at night / nighttime
HSK 2
there; that place
HSK 1
home
HSK 1
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  *裡* | 裡* | *裡
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里
HSK 1
inside
HSK 1
inside; interior
HSK 2
inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
HSK 3
messy / slovenly / unkempt
suddenly; unexpectedly
mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words
gaudy / flashy (but without substance)
(to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind
HSK 7-9
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
secretly; inwardly; on the sly
HSK 7-9
you're too kind; you flatter me
to know the score (idiom) / to be well aware of the situation
embrace / bosom
HSK 7-9
beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level
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
amidst the clouds and mist / (fig.) mystified / puzzled
to have secret motives / to have a guilty conscience
the inside
to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
both publicly and privately; both overtly and secretly; both explicitly and implicitly
connoisseur / expert
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning / connotations
mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth
to observe; to take it all in
to belittle / to attack sb
inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)
from the bottom of one's heart / heartily / sincerely
penetrated / trenchant / incisive
all in all / either way
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom) / to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
lining
to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly
unaware of the inner workings / naive / unwitting
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?
uneven / in disorder / everything sticking out
lining / (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
inside and out / or so
city dweller; townspeople
from the inside to the outside / through and through / thoroughly
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
half outside, half inside / half interior, half exterior
unsophisticated / rustic / uncouth
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
to have a plan in mind
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
lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs / fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
to work against the interests of sb one derives support from / to double-cross one's employer / to bite the hand that feeds you
recluse / hikikomori person
stingy / petty
to take sth to heart / to take sth seriously
to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside / attacked from both inside and out
winding and turning (idiom)
privately; secretly; behind closed doors
internal strife (family, group, etc)
potherb mustard (Brassica juncea var. crispifolia)
(coll.) (to beat etc) to death
inside story
the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior
inside and out
flustered; in a panic
hooliganism / rowdyism
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
just as bad; not much better
straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)
to look for bones in an egg / to find fault / to nitpick (idiom)
all around
not to understand the situation / unaware of the ins and outs
to tuck into one's bosom
external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means / to think and act as one
daytime / during the day
one in a hundred / cream of the crop
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
foolish / stupid
behind sb's back; secretly
Yuanli town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
(medicine) tenesmus
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom) / fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom) / (fig.) to act together
Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
inner tube (of tire)
(coll.) to be completely at ease
outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems / saying one thing but meaning sth different
(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
(idiom) to feel a strong urge (to do sth)

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