窝里横
wō li hèng
Pinyin

Definition

窝里横
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wō li hèng
  1. (coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home

Related Words (20)

哪里
nǎ lǐ
  1. 1 where?
  2. 2 somewhere
  3. 3 anywhere
  4. 4 wherever
  5. 5 nowhere (negative answer to question)
  6. 6 humble expression denying compliment
里
lǐ
  1. 1 lining
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 inside
  4. 4 internal
  5. 5 also written 裏|里[lǐ]
里面
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
这里
zhè lǐ
  1. 1 here
嘴里
zuǐ lǐ
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 in the mouth
  3. 3 on one's lips
  4. 4 speech
  5. 5 words
噼里啪啦
pī li pā lā
  1. 1 (onom.) to crackle and rattle
  2. 2 to pitter-patter
夜里
yè li
  1. 1 during the night
  2. 2 at night
  3. 3 nighttime
家里
jiā lǐ
  1. 1 home
心里
xīn li
  1. 1 chest
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 mind
心里话
xīn li huà
  1. 1 (to express one's) true feelings
  2. 2 what is on one's mind
  3. 3 secret mind
怀里
huái lǐ
  1. 1 embrace
  2. 2 bosom
横
héng
  1. 1 horizontal
  2. 2 across
  3. 3 crosswise
  4. 4 horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. 5 to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. 6 to cross (a river, etc)
  7. 7 in a jumble
  8. 8 chaotic
  9. 9 (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. 10 violent
横批
héng pī
  1. 1 horizontal scroll (for inscription)
横行
héng xíng
  1. 1 to go on the rampage
  2. 2 to riot
  3. 3 to run amuck
百里挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
  1. 1 one in a hundred
  2. 2 cream of the crop
稀里哗啦
xī li huā lā
  1. 1 (onom.) rustling sound
  2. 2 sound of rain or of sth falling down
  3. 3 in disorder
  4. 4 completely smashed
  5. 5 badly battered
  6. 6 broken to pieces
窝
wō
  1. 1 nest
  2. 2 pit or hollow on the human body
  3. 3 lair
  4. 4 den
  5. 5 place
  6. 6 to harbor or shelter
  7. 7 to hold in check
  8. 8 to bend
  9. 9 classifier for litters and broods
窝心
wō xīn
  1. 1 aggrieved
  2. 2 dejected
  3. 3 (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc
  4. 4 to feel gratified
  5. 5 to feel warm inside
纵横
zòng héng
  1. 1 lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
  2. 2 length and breadth
  3. 3 criss-crossed
  4. 4 able to move unhindered
  5. 5 abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[Hé zòng Lián héng], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
被窝
bèi wō
  1. 1 quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)
  2. 2 (contemporary) bedding
  3. 3 quilt
  4. 4 blankets
  5. 5 cover
  6. 6 bed

Idioms (20)

兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
妙趣横生
miào qù héng shēng
  1. 1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
  2. 2 very witty
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
心里有数
xīn lǐ yǒu shù
  1. 1 to know the score (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well aware of the situation
心里痒痒
xīn lǐ yǎng yang
  1. 1 lit. itchy heart
  2. 2 to be itching to do sth (idiom)
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
  1. 1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
  1. 1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
捡到篮里就是菜
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
  1. 1 all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
曲里拐弯
qū lǐ guǎi wān
  1. 1 winding and turning (idiom)
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横七竖八
héng qī shù bā
  1. 1 in disorder
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens (idiom)
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
  1. 1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
  1. 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
  2. 2 to criticize right and left
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù
  1. 1 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
  2. 2 to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
  2. 2 to barge
  3. 3 to charge around violently
死里逃生
sǐ lǐ táo shēng
  1. 1 mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 to survive by the skin of one's teeth

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