表里
biáo
biǎo
lǐ
lǐ

Definitions

  1. 1. the outside and the inside
  2. 2. one's outward show and inner thoughts
  3. 3. exterior and interior

Components

  • 表 biǎo – wrist or pocket watch
  • 里 lǐ – inside
  • 里 Lǐ – Li (surname)

Related Words

  • 表里如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī – external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
  • 表里不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī – outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems