互为表里 — “To be mutually dependent and complementary”
互为表里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be mutually dependent and complementary”. To be interconnected and inseparable, often where one is the outward manifestation and the other is the inner essence. Literally, “mutually outer and inner; mutually surface and essence”.
互为表里 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 互
- hù互bù不xiāng相róng容mutually incompatible
- hù互wéi为yīn因guǒ果mutually cause and effect
- hù互wéi为biāo标bǎng榜mutually flatter or extol each other
- hù互bō剥tòng痛chuāng疮Mutually expose painful secrets
- hù互xiāng相tuī推tuō托shirk responsibility; pass the buck
- hù互xiāng相tuī推wěi诿each blames the other
- hù互xiāng相biāo标bǎng榜mutually glorify or flatter
- hù互xiāng相cán残shā杀to kill each other
- hù互tōng通yǒu有wú无exchange to supply each other's needs
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What does 互为表里 mean?
互为表里 (hù wéi biǎo lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be mutually dependent and complementary”.
How do you pronounce 互为表里?
互为表里 is pronounced hù wéi biǎo lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 互为表里 literally mean?
Literally, 互为表里 means “mutually outer and inner; mutually surface and essence”. It is used to mean “to be mutually dependent and complementary”.
What is the Chinese definition of 互为表里?
甲为乙的外表，乙为甲的内里。比喻互相依存，互相接受。