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裡出外進

简里出外进 · 繁裡出外進

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ chū wài jìn

uneven
in disorder
everything sticking out

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter

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3–1–4–4 · li3 chu1 wai4 jin4

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