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不明就里

bù míng jiù lǐ

4-character word Traditional 不明就裡

What 不明就里 means

1. not to understand the situation
2. unaware of the ins and outs

The characters in 不明就里

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 里lǐlining; interior; inside