貌是心非 — “To be outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient”
貌是心非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient”. To be two-faced or hypocritical. Literally, “Outwardly seems right, but inwardly is wrong”.
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More idioms starting with 貌
- mào貌bù不jīng惊rén人plain-looking
- mào貌sì似qiáng强dà大seemingly powerful but inwardly weak
- mào貌hé合xíng形lí离outwardly harmonious, inwardly divergent
- mào貌hé合xīn心lí离outwardly united but inwardly estranged
- mào貌hé合qíng情lí离outwardly friendly but inwardly estranged
- mào貌hé合shén神lí离outwardly harmonious but inwardly divergent
- mào貌hé合xíng行lí离appear united but disunited
- mào貌lí离shén神hé合outwardly different, inwardly united
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What does 貌是心非 mean?
貌是心非 (mào shì xīn fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient”.
How do you pronounce 貌是心非?
貌是心非 is pronounced mào shì xīn fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 貌是心非 literally mean?
Literally, 貌是心非 means “Outwardly seems right, but inwardly is wrong”. It is used to mean “to be outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient”.
What is the Chinese definition of 貌是心非?
表面做的与心里想的完全两样。比喻表里不一。同“貌是情非”。