從裡到外

简 从里到外 · 繁 從裡到外
Mandarin · pinyin cóng lǐ dào wài

Meanings

  1. from the inside to the outside
  2. through and through
  3. thoroughly
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從
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
裡
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到
dào · go to, arrive, been to
外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
从
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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2–3–4–4 · cong2 li3 dao4 wai4

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從裡到外 · cong2 li3 dao4 wai4
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Exact source record從裡到外 从里到外 [cong2 li3 dao4 wai4] /from the inside to the outside/through and through/thoroughly/