假仁假义 — “To pretend to be benevolent and righteous”
假仁假义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pretend to be benevolent and righteous”. To feign kindness and morality; hypocritical philanthropy. Literally, “fake benevolence and fake righteousness”.
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假仁假义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 假jiǎ
- 仁rén
- 假jiǎ
- 义yì
假仁假义 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 假仁假义
他表面上装作关心大家，实际上却是假仁假义，只想着自己的利益。
He pretends to care about everyone on the surface, but in reality, he is hypocritical, only thinking of his own interests.
Idioms Related to 假仁假义
Antonyms of 假仁假义
More idioms starting with 假
- jiǎ假rén人jiǎ假yì义feigned benevolence and righteousness
- jiǎ假rén人cí辞sè色feign amiability or kindness
- jiǎ假rén仁jiǎ假yì意feigned benevolence and false intentions
- jiǎ假rén仁zòng纵dí敌Feigned benevolence indulging the enemy
- jiǎ假yǐ以cí辞sè色treat with a kindly manner and gentle words
- jiǎ假gōng公jì济sī私use public office for private gain
- jiǎ假gōng公yíng营sī私abuse public office for private gain
- jiǎ假lì力yú于rén人leverage others' strength
- jiǎ假míng名tuō托xìng姓assume a false name
- jiǎ假qíng情jiǎ假yì意feigned affection, false intention
- jiǎ假xīng惺xīng惺feigned sincerity or compassion
- jiǎ假cí慈bēi悲feigned compassion
Questions about 假仁假义
- What does 假仁假义 mean?
- 假仁假义 (jiǎ rén jiǎ yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pretend to be benevolent and righteous”.
- How do you pronounce 假仁假义?
- 假仁假义 is pronounced jiǎ rén jiǎ yì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 假仁假义 literally mean?
- Literally, 假仁假义 means “fake benevolence and fake righteousness”. It is used to mean “to pretend to be benevolent and righteous”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 假仁假义?
- 伪装仁慈善良。