外巧内嫉 — “Outwardly clever and charming but inwardly malicious and jealous”
外巧内嫉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Outwardly clever and charming but inwardly malicious and jealous”. Literally, “Outwardly clever, inwardly jealous”.
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外巧内嫉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
外巧内嫉 Character Breakdown
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小李表面上对同事和颜悦色，但背地里却常常抱怨和嫉妒，真是外巧内嫉。
Li Ming appeared kind and friendly to his colleagues, but secretly he often complained and was jealous, truly demonstrating outward charm and inward malice.
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Synonyms of 外巧内嫉
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- wài外jiāo交cí词lìng令formal evasive diplomatic language
- wài外jiāo交cí辞lìng令polite but empty rhetoric
- wài外qīn亲nèi内shū疏outwardly close, inwardly distant
- wài外gāng刚nèi内róu柔outwardly strong, inwardly soft
- wài外lì厉nèi内rěn荏outwardly strong, inwardly weak
- wài外hé合lǐ里chà差outwardly agreeable but inwardly disagreeing
- wài外hé合lǐ里yìng应external attack, internal support
- wài外yuán圆nèi内fāng方outwardly accommodating, inwardly principled
- wài外kuān宽nèi内jì忌Outwardly tolerant, inwardly resentful
- wài外kuān宽nèi内míng明outwardly tolerant, inwardly discerning
- wài外kuān宽nèi内shēn深outwardly kind, inwardly cunning
- wài外qiáng强zhōng中gān干outwardly strong, inwardly weak
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What does 外巧内嫉 mean?
外巧内嫉 (wài qiǎo nèi jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Outwardly clever and charming but inwardly malicious and jealous”.
How do you pronounce 外巧内嫉?
外巧内嫉 is pronounced wài qiǎo nèi jí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 外巧内嫉 literally mean?
Literally, 外巧内嫉 means “Outwardly clever, inwardly jealous”. It is used to mean “Outwardly clever and charming but inwardly malicious and jealous”.
What is the Chinese definition of 外巧内嫉?
外貌乖巧，内心刻忌。犹言口蜜腹剑。