裏 (leoi5 lei5 | li3 {li5}) : inside; within (here / there)

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裏

leoi5 lei5

li3 {li5}

(1) [1] inside; within [2] used to indicate time of day, night, a season, etc. [3] the lining of a dress or clothes
(2) used in combination for here, there

Variant 裡, which is standard in the ROC.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#145)

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

裏 / 里

Don't confuse with:
裹

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jul 2009 06:14

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

這裏 ze2 leoi5 zhe4 li3 = here 國

哪裏 naa5 leoi5 na3 li5 (PRC), na3 li3 (Taiwan) = where? 國

裏面 leoi5 min6 li3 mian4 = inside

裏邊 leoi5 bin1*6 li3 bian1 = inside

忙裏偷閒 mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 mang2 li3 tou1 xian2 = find some free time in one's busyness

手裏劍 sau2 leoi5 gim3 = shuriken, throwing stars

鞭闢入裏 bin1 pik1 jap6 leoi5 bian1 pi4 ru4 li3 = incisive; cut to the quick; penetrating

情人眼裏有西施 cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 jau5 sai1 si1 qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 you3 xi1 zhi1 = beauty is in the eye of the beholder

裏海 leoi5 hoi2 = Caspian Sea

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條金魚喺魚缸裏面游嚟游去。粵
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.

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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: 裏
Unicode code for this character: U+88cf (off-site link)

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