内 部 nèi bù interior / inside (part, section) / internal 内 inside / inner / internal / within / interior 里 面 lǐ miàn inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5] 之 中 zhī zhōng inside / among / in the midst of (doing sth) / during 之 内 zhī nèi inside / within 里 头 lǐ tou inside / interior 里 边 lǐ bian inside 内 外 nèi wài inside and outside / domestic and foreign / approximately / about 内 幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal 封 装 fēng zhuāng to encapsulate / to enclose / to wrap / to seal inside 市 内 shì nèi inside the city 眼 底 yǎn dǐ fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama 空 心 kōng xīn hollow / (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside / (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop) 底 蕴 dǐ yùn inside information / concrete details 里 外 lǐ wài inside and out / or so 反 转 fǎn zhuǎn reversal / inversion / to reverse / to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc) 底 细 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up 内 情 nèi qíng inside story / inside information 正 反 zhèng fǎn positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside 内 装 nèi zhuāng filled with / internal decoration / installed inside 表 里 biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior 蒙 在 鼓 里 méng zài gǔ lǐ lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark 小 卖 部 xiǎo mài bù kiosk / snack counter / retail department or section inside a larger business 内 详 nèi xiáng name and address of the sender enclosed / details inside 华 而 不 实 huá ér bù shí flower but no fruit (idiom) / handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy 里 里 外 外 lǐ lǐ wài wài inside and out 内 皮 nèi pí (med.) endothelium / thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges) 就 里 jiù lǐ inside story 揭 底 jiē dǐ to reveal the inside story / to expose sb's secrets 闷 骚 mēn sāo (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside 里 应 外 合 lǐ yìng wài hé to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom) / (fig.) to act together 滚 瓜 烂 熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart 从 里 到 外 cóng lǐ dào wài from the inside to the outside / through and through / thoroughly 封 二 fēng èr inside front cover 消 息 灵 通 人 士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source / person with inside information 封 三 fēng sān inside back cover 反 contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system 由 表 及 里 yóu biǎo jí lǐ to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance 色 厉 内 荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 倒 空 dào kōng to empty (a bag) / to turn inside out / to turn out 怀 仁 堂 Huái rén táng Huairen Hall or Huairentang, a building inside Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1 nan2 hai3], used as the main meeting place of the Politburo of the CCP 口 爆 kǒu bào (slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth 形 成 层 xíng chéng céng vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood) 泄 底 xiè dǐ to divulge the inside story 边 材 biān cái sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood) 袖 sleeve / to tuck inside one's sleeve 瓤 pulp (of fruit) / sth inside a covering / bad / weak 莩 membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem / culm 反 裘 负 刍 fǎn qiú fù chú lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) / fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work / fig. to act stupidly 外 宽 内 忌 wài kuān nèi jì magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom) 杜 门 不 出 dù mén bù chū to shut the door and remain inside / fig. to cut off contact 里 勾 外 连 lǐ gōu wài lián to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside / attacked from both inside and out 买 椟 还 珠 mǎi dú huán zhū to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside / to show poor judgment (idiom) 隐 忍 不 发 yǐn rěn bù fā to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions 隐 忍 不 言 yǐn rěn bù yán to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions 窝 心 wō xīn aggrieved / dejected / (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc / to feel gratified / to feel warm inside 膛 线 táng xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun) 来 复 线 lái fù xiàn rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet) 祊 side altar inside ancestral temple 柷 percussion instrument, a tapering wooden box struck on the inside with a wooden stick 倒 过 儿 dào guò r the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc) 内 切 球 nèi qiē qiú inside cut (golf) / (math.) inscribed sphere / insphere 坐 探 zuò tàn inside informer / mole / plant 心 里 美 萝 卜 xīn li měi luó bo Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable 槺 empty space inside a building 焗 (dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake 金 玉 其 外 ， 败 絮 其 中 jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom) 金 玉 其 表 ， 败 絮 其 中 jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom) 来 福 线 lái fú xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun) 半 表 半 里 bàn biǎo bàn lǐ half outside, half inside / half interior, half exterior 口 射 kǒu shè to ejaculate inside sb's mouth 外 刚 内 柔 wài gāng nèi róu soft on the inside despite one's hard shell / appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability / also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1] 灯 草 dēng cǎo the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps 穿 反 chuān fǎn to wear inside out (clothes) 铁 将 军 把 门 tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked &mdash / nobody inside 内 外 兼 修 nèi wài jiān xiū (of a person) beautiful inside and out 督 进 去 dū jìn qù (slang) (Tw) to stick "it" in / to thrust inside 茶 垢 chá gòu tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) 茶 锈 chá xiù tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) 傲 娇 ào jiāo (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") 封 底 里 fēng dǐ lǐ inside back cover 封 里 fēng lǐ inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers) 玩 转 wán zhuàn to know all the ins and outs of sth / to get to know (a place) inside out 透 底 tòu dǐ to disclose inside information / to divulge secret details
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