裡面的人想出去，外面的人想進來

Chinese

		inside; interior; inside and outside	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	man; person; people	to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	to go out		outside; out; exterior outside; out; exterior; surface	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	man; person; people	to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	to come in; to come inside; to enter
trad. (裡面的人想出去，外面的人想進來/裏面的人想出去，外面的人想進來)		裡面/裏面	的	人	想	出去	，	外面	的	人	想	進來
simp. (里面的人想出去，外面的人想进来)		里面	的	人	想	出去	，	外面	的	人	想	进来

Etymology

A phrase attributed to Qian Zhongshu's novel Fortress Besieged, although similar proverbs appeared to have existed in 17th-century Europe (cf. John Davies).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐmiàn de rén xiǎng chūqù, wàimiàn de rén xiǎng jìnlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋ , ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁵ min⁶ dik¹ jan⁴ soeng² ceot¹ heoi³, ngoi⁶ min⁶ dik¹ jan⁴ soeng² zeon³ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐmiàn de rén xiǎng chūqù, wàimiàn de rén xiǎng jìnlái
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋ , ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐmiàn de̊ rén siǎng chucyù, wàimiàn de̊ rén siǎng jìnlái
    • Wade–Giles: li³-mien⁴ tê⁵ jên² hsiang³ chʻu¹-chʻü⁴, wai⁴-mien⁴ tê⁵ jên² hsiang³ chin⁴-lai²
    • Yale: lǐ-myàn de rén syǎng chū-chyù-, wài-myàn de rén syǎng jìn-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liimiann .de ren sheang chuchiuh, waymiann .de ren sheang jinnlai
    • Palladius: лимянь дэ жэнь сян чуцюй, ваймянь дэ жэнь сян цзиньлай (limjanʹ dɛ žɛnʹ sjan čucjuj, vajmjanʹ dɛ žɛnʹ sjan czinʹlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ d̥ə¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ d̥ə¹ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁵ min⁶ dik¹ jan⁴ soeng² ceot¹ heoi³, ngoi⁶ min⁶ dik¹ jan⁴ soeng² zeon³ loi⁴
    • Yale: léuih mihn dīk yàhn séung chēut heui, ngoih mihn dīk yàhn séung jeun lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁵ min⁶ dik⁷ jan⁴ soeng² tsoet⁷ hoey³, ngoi⁶ min⁶ dik⁷ jan⁴ soeng² dzoen³ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁵ min⁶ dig¹ yen⁴ sêng² cêd¹ hêu³, ngoi⁶ min⁶ dig¹ yen⁴ sêng² zên³ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯¹³ miːn²² tɪk̚⁵ jɐn²¹ sœːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ hɵy̯³³ ŋɔːi̯²² miːn²² tɪk̚⁵ jɐn²¹ sœːŋ³⁵ t͡sɵn³³ lɔːi̯²¹/

Proverb

裡面的人想出去，外面的人想進來

1. People inside want to get out, and people outside want to get in. (often said of marriage)