瞒心昧己 — “To act against one's conscience”
瞒心昧己 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act against one's conscience”. To do evil or behave dishonestly while ignoring one's inner sense of right and wrong. Literally, “To conceal one's heart and deceive oneself”.
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他为了个人利益，竟然瞒心昧己地做出这样的决策，真是令人不齿
To serve his personal interests, he actually made such a decision against his conscience, which is truly despicable.
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More idioms starting with 瞒
- mán瞒shàng上bù不mán瞒xià下Deceive superiors, not subordinates
- mán瞒shàng上qī欺xià下deceive superiors and bully subordinates
- mán瞒zài在gǔ鼓lǐ里kept ignorant of the true situation
- mán瞒tiān天dà大huǎng谎a colossal lie
- mán瞒tiān天xí席dì地deceive superiors and oppress subordinates
- mán瞒tiān天mèi昧dì地deceive all unscrupulously
- mán瞒tiān天mán瞒dì地deceive everyone
- mán瞒tiān天yào要jià价ask an exorbitant price
- mán瞒tiān天tǎo讨jià价demand an exorbitant price
- mán瞒tiān天guò过hǎi海deceive others to achieve one's aim
- mán瞒shén神xià吓guǐ鬼deceive and play dirty tricks
- mán瞒shén神hǔ唬guǐ鬼deceive gods and scare ghosts
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Open the tool →Questions about 瞒心昧己
What does 瞒心昧己 mean?
瞒心昧己 (mán xīn mèi jǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act against one's conscience”.
How do you pronounce 瞒心昧己?
瞒心昧己 is pronounced mán xīn mèi jǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 瞒心昧己 literally mean?
Literally, 瞒心昧己 means “to conceal one's heart and deceive oneself”. It is used to mean “to act against one's conscience”.
What is the Chinese definition of 瞒心昧己?
昧：欺瞒。违背良心干坏事。