| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 里 | 裏 | lǐ | li3 | li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 levels; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 ; variant of 里 | ||
| 2 | 这里 | 這裏 | zhè lǐ | zhe4 li3 | here; variant of 这里 | ||
| 3 | 里面 | 裡面 | lǐ miàn | li3 mian4 | inside; interior; also pr. li3 mian5 | ||
| 4 | 哪里 | 哪裏 | nǎ lǐ | na3 li3 | where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里 | ||
| 5 | 手里 | 手裡 | shǒu lǐ | shou3 li3 | in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands | ||
| 6 | 公里 | 公里 | gōng lǐ | gong1 li3 | kilometer | ||
| 7 | 嘴里 | 嘴裡 | zuǐ lǐ | zui3 li3 | mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words | ||
| 8 | 水里 | 水里 | shuǐ lǐ | Shui3 li3 | Shuili township in Nantou county 南投县 , central Taiwan | ||
| 9 | 城里 | 城里 | chéng lǐ | cheng2 li3 | in the city | ||
| 10 | 怀里 | 懷裡 | huái lǐ | huai2 li3 | embrace; bosom | ||
| 11 | 里边 | 裡邊 | lǐ bian | li3 bian5 | inside | ||
| 12 | 平方公里 | 平方公里 | píng fāng gōng lǐ | ping2 fang1 gong1 li3 | square kilometer | ||
| 13 | 里头 | 裡頭 | lǐ tou | li3 tou5 | inside; interior | ||
| 14 | 亚里士多德 | 亞里士多德 | yà lǐ shì duō dé | Ya4 li3 shi4 duo1 de2 | Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher | ||
| 15 | 万里 | 萬里 | wàn lǐ | Wan4 Li3 | Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician; Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician; Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician | ||
| 16 | 乡里 | 鄉里 | xiāng lǐ | xiang1 li3 | one's home town or village | ||
| 17 | 索马里 | 索馬裡 | suǒ mǎ lǐ | Suo3 ma3 li3 | Somalia; variant of 索马里 ; Somalia | ||
| 18 | 里根 | 里根 | lǐ gēn | Li3 gen1 | Reagan (name); Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989) | ||
| 19 | 海里 | 海里 | hǎi lǐ | hai3 li3 | nautical mile | ||
| 20 | 表里 | 表裡 | biǎo lǐ | biao3 li3 | the outside and the inside; one's outward show and inner thoughts; exterior and interior | ||
| 21 | 里番 | 裏番 | lǐ fān | li3 fan1 | erotic animation; hentai; (loanword from Japanese 裏番組 "ura bangumi") | ||
| 22 | 肉烂在锅里 | 肉爛在鍋裡 | ròu làn zài guō lǐ | rou4 lan4 zai4 guo1 li3 | 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 | ||
| 23 | 明里暗里 | 明裡暗裡 | míng lǐ àn lǐ | ming2 li3 an4 li3 | overtly and secretly; explicitly and implicitly | ||
| 24 | 沙里亚 | 沙里亞 | shā lǐ yà | sha1 li3 ya4 | sharia (Islamic law) (loanword) | ||
| 25 | 里院 | 裡院 | lǐ yuàn | li3 yuan4 | inner courtyard (in a courtyard house) |
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