裡 (leoi5 lei5 | li3 li5) : variant of 裏

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裡

leoi5 lei5

li3 li5

variant of 裏

Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: (#145)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

裡 / 里

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Nov 2013 04:36

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哪裡 naa5 leoi5 na3 li5 (PRC), na3 li3 (Taiwan) = where; no 國

那裡 naa5 leoi5 na4 li5 (PRC), na4 li3 (Taiwan) = there 國

這裡 ze2 leoi5 zhe4 li3 = here 國

裡面 leoi5 min6 li3 mian4 = inside

裡頭 leoi5 tau4 li3 tou2 = inside

裡便 leoi5 bin6 = inside 粵

夜裡 je6 leoi5 ye4 li3 = at night

心裡 sam1 leoi5 xin1 li3 = in one's heart; heart and mind

括弧裡 kut3 wu4 leoi5 kuo4 hu2 li3 = in parentheses

手裡 sau2 leoi5 shou3 li3 = in (sb.'s) hands
See all 50 compounds (CantoDict reports 52 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 11 examples containing 裡

啲錢喺保險箱裡便粵
The money's in the safe.
[Lit. the money at safe inside]

請問，附近哪裡有藥房呀？國
Excuse me, is there a pharmacy around here?

我們家裡有太多好吃的東西了國
We have so much nice food in the house.

鴨子在池塘裡游來游去國
The ducks on the pond are swimming to and fro.
[The meaning of 游來游去 is discussed [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,74996,77053#msg-77053]here.[/url] ]

保險箱裡便有一盤水粵
There's a lot of money in the safe.
[Lit. safe inside have one-tray-water]

你務必要按時到達那裡。國
You must be there on time.

哪裡，我的漢語不太好。國
No, my Chinese isn't that good.
[Usage of 哪裡's definition [2], for example to reply to a compliment such as 「你的漢語很好。」]

他原本不想到這裡來國
He originally didn't want to come here.

表面上關係好好，但內裡其實係咪真嘅噉？粵
The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)?

BB要食，快啲將背囊裡面個口水肩笠上BB度. 粵
The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。
[Discussion on usage of 將: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 裡
Unicode code for this character: U+88e1 (off-site link)

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