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貌离神合 — “Outwardly separate, inwardly united”

貌离神合 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Appear different on the surface but are in harmony or agreement in spirit; outwardly disparate but inwardly consistent”. Literally, “Outwardly separate, inwardly united”.

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貌离神合 Pronunciation and Pinyin

貌离神合 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
貌
mào14appearance or looks
离
lí11to leave or separate from
神
shén10deity, spirit, mind, amazing
合
hé6combine, fit, or total

Example Sentence with 貌离神合

两位设计师的理念乍看之下截然不同,但实际操作时却能貌离神合,共同完成出色的作品。
The two designers' concepts initially seemed completely different, but in practice, they could be outwardly disparate yet inwardly harmonious, collaboratively completing excellent works.

Idioms Related to 貌离神合

Antonyms of 貌离神合

  • mào貌hé合shén神lí离outwardly harmonious but inwardly divergent

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xíng行lí离appear united but disunited
  • mào貌shì是xīn心fēi非outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient
  • mào貌shì是qíng情fēi非two-faced, appearing one way but feeling another

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Questions about 貌离神合

What does 貌离神合 mean?

貌离神合 (mào lí shén hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Appear different on the surface but are in harmony or agreement in spirit; outwardly disparate but inwardly consistent”.

How do you pronounce 貌离神合?

貌离神合 is pronounced mào lí shén hé in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 貌离神合 literally mean?

Literally, 貌离神合 means “Outwardly separate, inwardly united”. It is used to mean “Appear different on the surface but are in harmony or agreement in spirit; outwardly disparate but inwardly consistent”.

What is the Chinese definition of 貌离神合?

指表面上不同而实质上一致。

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