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Mandarin · pinyin bàn biǎo bàn lǐ

half outside, half inside
half interior, half exterior

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半: bàn · half
表: biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
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里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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4–3–4–3 · ban4 biao3 ban4 li3

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