面从后言 — “Comply openly, criticize secretly”
面从后言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to outwardly agree or comply with someone, only to speak negatively or contradict them when they are not present; to be two-faced or hypocritical in one's words and actions”. Literally, “Comply openly, criticize secretly”.
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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
- miàn面hé和xīn心bù不hé和outwardly friendly but inwardly hostile
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What does 面从后言 mean?
面从后言 (miàn cóng hòu yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to outwardly agree or comply with someone, only to speak negatively or contradict them when they are not present; to be two-faced or hypocritical in one's words and actions”.
How do you pronounce 面从后言?
面从后言 is pronounced miàn cóng hòu yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面从后言 literally mean?
Literally, 面从后言 means “Comply openly, criticize secretly”. It is used to mean “to outwardly agree or comply with someone, only to speak negatively or contradict them when they are not present; to be two-faced or hypocritical in one's words and actions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面从后言?
从：听从，顺从。当面顺从，背后乱说