Chinese More information inside; within; ininside; within; in; lining of clothing, simp. (骨子里) ... frame; ribs; stillframe; ribs; still; yet inside; within; ininside; within; in; lining of clothing trad. (骨子裡/骨子裏) 骨子 裡/裏 simp. (骨子里) 骨子 里 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): gǔzilǐ (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄗ ㄌㄧˇ Cantonese (Jyutping): gwat1 zi2 leoi5 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: gǔzilǐ Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄗ ㄌㄧˇ Tongyong Pinyin: gǔzi̊hlǐ Wade–Giles: ku3-tzŭ5-li3 Yale: gǔ-dz-lǐ Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu.tzylii Palladius: гуцзыли (guczyli) Sinological IPA (key): /ku²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: gwat1 zi2 leoi5 Yale: gwāt jí léuih Cantonese Pinyin: gwat7 dzi2 loey5 Guangdong Romanization: gued1 ji2 lêu5 Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³⁵ lɵy̯¹³/ Adverb 骨子裡 deep down; at heartWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.