面和意不和 — “Outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds”
面和意不和 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds”. Friendly in appearance but disunited in spirit. Literally, “Face harmonious, heart not harmonious”.
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面和意不和 Pronunciation and Pinyin
面和意不和 Character Breakdown
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他们俩虽然表面上言笑晏晏，但实际上却是面和意不和，经常在背后争论不休。
Although they often smile and chat, they are actually friendly in appearance but disunited in spirit, often arguing behind each other's backs.
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Synonyms of 面和意不和
More idioms starting with 面
- miàn面bù不gǎi改róng容remain calm and composed
- 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 面和意不和 mean?
面和意不和 (miàn hé yì bù hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds”.
How do you pronounce 面和意不和?
面和意不和 is pronounced miàn hé yì bù hé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面和意不和 literally mean?
Literally, 面和意不和 means “Face harmonious, heart not harmonious”. It is used to mean “Outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面和意不和?
意：心意。表面上很和气，心里却有矛盾