裏 (leoi5) — suffix used to indicate here, there, where in Cantonese
leoiˏ₅裏简 里
Mandarin Pinyin: li3
Meaning of 裏
nounsuffix used to indicate here, there, where
nounin; at; during; over
nouninside; inner | [antonym] 外
Example Sentences with 裏
tiuˎ₄條gamˉ¹金jyuˊ²魚haiˊ²喺jyuˎ₄魚gongˉ¹缸leoiˏ₅裏minˍ₆面jauˎ₄游laiˎ₄嚟jauˎ₄游heoi˗₃去。
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.
ngoˏ₅我samˉ¹心leoiˏ₅裏fatˉ¹弗fatˉ¹弗deiˍ₆地。
I feel uneasy.
samˉ¹心leoiˏ₅裏jauˏ₅有cimˉ¹歉gauˊ²疚
Feeling guilty inside.
jeˍ₆夜leoiˏ₅裏houˊ²好zingˍ₆靜
It's very quiet at night.
jeˍ₆夜leoiˏ₅裏matˍ₆勿ceotˉ¹出gaaiˉ¹街
Don't go out at night.
Words Containing 裏
情人眼裏有西施cing4 jan4 ngaan5 leoi5 jau5 sai1 si1
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
那裏naa5 leoi5
there | Also, 那兒 | Cantonese: 嗰度
這裏ze2 leoi5
here | Also, 這兒 | Cantonese: 呢度
哪裏naa5 leoi5
where? | Also, 哪兒 | Cantonese: 邊度
忙裏偷閒mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4
find some free time in one's busyness
裏面leoi5 min6
inside [Var.] 裡面 [粵]: 裏便，入便，入面
背地裏bui3 dei6 leoi5
in private; in secret
糊裏糊塗wu4 leoi5 wu4 tou4
muddle-headed; confused; foolish; thoughtless
手裏劍sau2 leoi5 gim3
shuriken, throwing stars (in Japanese: 手裏; lit: "hand hidden blade")
裏邊leoi5 bin6
inside
夜裏je6 lei5
At night; during the night
大好鮮花插在牛屎裏daai6 hou2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 si2 lei5
what a shame; women with bright future but married to poor guys; the match of a beautiful / talented woman with an ugly / untalented man
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