Definition
口里 literally means 'in the mouth', but it is commonly used figuratively to refer to what someone says orally, often contrasting with their true thoughts (心里). It appears in expressions like '口里说一套，心里想一套' (to say one thing but think another).
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(literally) in the mouth(figuratively) in one's speechwhat one says
Examples
- 口里，。Tā bǎ yào fàng zài kǒu lǐ, què méi yàn xià qù.He put the medicine in his mouth but didn't swallow.
- 口里，。Tā kǒu lǐ shuō de hěn hǎotīng, dàn xíngdòng shàng wánquán bù yí yàng.He says nice things, but his actions are completely different.
- 口里。Tā kǒu lǐ shuō de hé xīn lǐ xiǎng de bù yí yàng.What she says is different from what she thinks.
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