面誉背毁 — “Praise to face, slander behind back”
面誉背毁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to praise someone to their face and secretly slander them behind their back; to be two-faced or hypocritical”. Literally, “praise to face, slander behind back”.
面誉背毁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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 面誉背毁 mean?
面誉背毁 (miàn yù bèi huǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to praise someone to their face and secretly slander them behind their back; to be two-faced or hypocritical”.
How do you pronounce 面誉背毁?
面誉背毁 is pronounced miàn yù bèi huǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面誉背毁 literally mean?
Literally, 面誉背毁 means “praise to face, slander behind back”. It is used to mean “to praise someone to their face and secretly slander them behind their back; to be two-faced or hypocritical”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面誉背毁?
指当面称赞，背后诽谤。