lǐ wài lǐ

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adv.dialadding the two sums; taken all together; in total
- wǒ shěng xià le wǔ shí kuài jiā lǐ yòu jì lái liǎng bǎi kuài lǐ wài lǐ yǒu liǎng bǎi wǔ shí kuài qián
  我省下了五十块，家里又寄来两百块，里外里有两百五十块钱。
  I've saved up 50 yuan, and my family has sent me 200, so altogether I have 250 yuan.
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adv.dialeither way; no matter how you figure it out
- sān gè rén gàn sì tiān gēn sì gè rén gàn sān tiān lǐ wài lǐ shì yī yàng de
  三个人干四天跟四个人干三天，里外里是一样的。
  Either three people working four days or four people working three days is all the same.

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