背地里

背地裡
bèidìli
behind sb's back; secretly

CEDICT

Homographs

背地里 bèidìlǐ

Entry Composition

1 背地 bèidì
  1. secretly
  2. in private
  3. behind someone's back
=2 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels