口裡

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing
trad. (口裡/口裏)		口	裡/裏
simp. (口里)		口	里

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒulǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒulǐ [Phonetic: kóulǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒulǐ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-li³
    • Yale: kǒu-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooulii
    • Palladius: коули (kouli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

口裡

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 口 (kǒu),‎ 裡／里 (lǐ); inside the mouth
2. area south of the Great Wall of China

Usage notes

"area south of the Great Wall of China"

Chiefly used by the people of Xinjiang which is beyond the Great Wall of China.

Synonyms

• 口內／口内 (kǒunèi)