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
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
话里套话話裡套話hua4 li3 tao4 hua4
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information; to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
话里有话話裡有話hua4 li3 you3 hua4
to have hidden meaning; implication; more than just the apparent meaning; something hinted
怀里懷裡huai2 li3
embrace; bosom
鸡蛋里挑骨头雞蛋裡挑骨頭ji1 dan4 li5 tiao1 gu3 tou5
to look for bones in an egg; to find fault; to nitpick (idiom)
记在心里記在心裡ji4 zai4 xin1 li5
to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly
家里家裡jia1 li3
home
捡到篮里就是菜撿到籃裡就是菜jian3 dao4 lan2 li3 jiu4 shi4 cai4
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
就里就裡jiu4 li3
inside story
看在眼里看在眼裡kan4 zai4 yan3 li5
to observe; to take it all in
邋里邋遢邋裡邋遢la1 li5 la1 ta5
messy; slovenly; unkempt
里边裡邊li3 bian5
inside
里边儿裡邊兒li3 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 裡邊|里边
里出外进裡出外進li3 chu1 wai4 jin4
uneven; in disorder; everything sticking out
里带裡帶li3 dai4
inner tube (of tire)
里勾外连裡勾外連li3 gou1 wai4 lian2
to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside; attacked from both inside and out
里海裡海li3 hai3
Caspian Sea
里海地鸦裡海地鴉li3 hai3 di4 ya1
(bird species of China) Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi)
里脊裡脊li3 ji5
(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
里里外外裡裡外外li3 li3 wai4 wai4
inside and out
里面裡面li3 mian4
inside; interior; also pr.
里手裡手li3 shou3
expert; left-hand side (of a machine); left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
里头裡頭li3 tou5
inside; interior
里外裡外li3 wai4
inside and out; or so
里外里裡外裡li3 wai4 li3
all in all; either way
里应外合裡應外合li3 ying4 wai4 he2
to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom); (fig.) to act together
里子裡子li3 zi5
lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
流里流气流裡流氣liu2 li5 liu2 qi4
hooliganism; rowdyism
马德里馬德裡ma3 de2 li3
variant of 馬德里|马德里, Madrid
迈杜古里邁杜古裡mai4 du4 gu3 li3
Maiduguri, city in north Nigeria
蒙在鼓里蒙在鼓裡meng2 zai4 gu3 li3
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
蒙在鼓里矇在鼓裡meng2 zai4 gu3 li3
variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里
朦在鼓里朦在鼓裡meng2 zai4 gu3 li3
variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里
绵里藏针綿裡藏針mian2 li3 cang2 zhen1
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