面谀背毁 — “Flatter to the face, slander behind the back”
面谀背毁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to praise someone to their face while slandering or defaming them behind their back; to be two-faced or hypocritical”. Literally, “Flatter to the face, slander behind the back”.
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- miàn面bù不gǎi改sè色remain calm and composed
- miàn面zhēng争tíng庭lùn论frankly argue publicly
- miàn面cóng从hòu后yán言Outwardly agree, secretly criticize
- miàn面cóng从bèi背yán言agree to one's face, criticize behind back
- miàn面cóng从fù腹fěi诽outwardly comply, inwardly criticize
- miàn面cóng从fù腹fēi非outwardly comply but inwardly dissent
- miàn面sì似xuē靴pí皮face full of deep wrinkles
- miàn面lěng冷yán言héng横stern-faced and aggressive in talk
- miàn面běi北méi眉nán南estranged and refusing to acknowledge each other
- miàn面mìng命ěr耳tí提give earnest, painstaking instruction
- miàn面mìng命ěr耳xùn训give earnest face-to-face instruction
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What does 面谀背毁 mean?
面谀背毁 (miàn yú bèi huǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to praise someone to their face while slandering or defaming them behind their back; to be two-faced or hypocritical”.
How do you pronounce 面谀背毁?
面谀背毁 is pronounced miàn yú bèi huǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面谀背毁 literally mean?
Literally, 面谀背毁 means “Flatter to the face, slander behind the back”. It is used to mean “to praise someone to their face while slandering or defaming them behind their back; to be two-faced or hypocritical”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面谀背毁?
指当面称赞，背后诽谤。同“面誉背毁”。